Former lawmaker, Senator Daniel Bwala, has suggested that the minimum wage should be around N250,000.
Bwala gave the suggestion on Monday while fielding questions
on TVC News programme.
The statement is coming amid ongoing industrial action by
the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, over failure
to reach agreement with the federal government on national minimum wage.
“In terms of being realistic to food inflation and cost of
living in Nigeria generally, N60,000 is nowhere. Even the federal government is
not denying that. I don’t think anybody in his right sense will say what the
Labour Union is asking is nonsensical. No. It’s deserving but not realistic.
“I think the government should be reasonable enough to go a
little higher. And I don’t think the government is saying N60,000 is the final.
“If you ask me, I think the minimum wage should be about
N250,000 in Nigeria. But if you think it’s due but there is no money, then you
have to make do with what you have.”
Daniel Bwala has attacked the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,
for embarking on strike.
Recall that Bwala earlier questioned why NLC chose to go on
strike on the day students across the country were expected to start writing
exterminations.
The former lawmaker stated that the NLC was hurting the very
families it claimed to be fighting for.
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