Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has criticized the Federal Government’s proposed N48,000 minimum wage, calling it an “Almajiri offer.”
According to the report, both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have rejected the Federal Government’s proposal for a minimum wage for public service workers.
The proposal was presented during a resumed tripartite committee meeting with organized labor on Wednesday.
In response, labour representatives exited the virtually held meeting in disagreement. A labour leader present at the meeting expressed disappointment with the Federal Government’s stance on ensuring a living wage for workers.
“What the government has presented to us is a wage reduction. This government is not serious about giving workers a living wage,” the labour leader who did not want his name mentioned said.
During the May Day celebration, Bola Tinubu assured workers that their days of waiting for a living wage were over and promised to implement one.
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In response, the NLC and TUC proposed a minimum wage of N615,000, citing the high cost of living as the basis for their proposal.
At Wednesday’s meeting, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), which previously stated that the lowest-paid worker in the private sector earned N78,000, proposed N54,000 as the new minimum wage.
Reacting, Sani posted on X Handle : “48k minimum wage is an Almajiri offer to Labour; but quarter moi moi is better than none.”
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