PENGASSAN urges South-West Govs to implement minimum wage, prioritize social spending

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Lagos Zone, has called on South-West governors to expedite the implementation of the minimum wage.

In a statement issued on Tuesday to the governors of Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Kwara, Oyo and Ondo states, Comrade Eyam Abeng, the Zonal Chairman, urged swift action on the minimum wage.

The statement also highlighted the need for effective distribution of palliative materials and a shift in focus for the increased Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation. PENGASSAN advocated for channeling these funds towards verifiable, visible, and sustainable socio-economic projects.

Read Also: Senate wants CBN gov, Cardoso, to explain why Emefiele unilaterally approved N30tn loans under Buhari

The report specifies these projects as affordable healthcare delivery, infrastructural development, quality education, and enhanced security of life and property.

Comrade Abeng acknowledged the significant challenges faced by Nigerians, including the recent subsidy removal and naira devaluation. He emphasized the negative impact these factors have had on members’ salaries and purchasing power. Despite these hardships, the statement concludes with PENGASSAN’s commitment to “making our Zone an enviable one.”

He said, “We call on our respective state governors (Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Ogun, Kwara, Oyo and Ondo) to rapidly implement the minimum wages, ensure effective distribution of palliative materials and increased FAAC allocation be channelled towards verifiable, visible and sustainable socio-economic projects such as affordable healthcare delivery, infrastructural development, quality education and enhanced security of life and properties.

“Despite the enormous challenges in the country, especially with the subsidy removal and floating of the naira, which has seriously impacted negatively on our members take home pay and continue to erode their purchasing power, we are forging ahead to making our Zone an enviable one.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now