Workers in the Federal Capital
Territory have begged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the minimum wage bill
submitted to him by the National Assembly on March 27, into law.
Some of the workers, who spoke to
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed concern over the
delay in signing the bill into law, adding that it was causing unnecessary
anxiety.
Mrs Kema Nwokedi, a civil servant
based in Abuja, said the work of the tripartite committee should be completed
by the president.
She asked the President to sign
the bill which was passed expeditiously by the two chambers of the national
assembly to cushion the effect of the economic hardship on workers.
Nwokedi called on Buhari to make
the signing of the bill an Easter gift for Nigerian workers to make them happy.
Mr Abdullahi Sani, another civil
servant, urged the President to assuage the feelings of Nigerian workers by
signing the bill into law before May 1.
Also, Mrs Dayo Adedayo of the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said that signing the bill
immediately would go a long way to help the workers.
Adedayo said that the delay was
causing untold hardship as the current salaries received by workers could no
longer take care of their daily needs.
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