Minimum Wage: Plateau Assembly Threatens To Impeach Jang

Fri, 30/11/2012 - 4:17am | ACHOR ABIMAJE and DONGVEL MAMAIKO News Politics



The Industrial dispute between the Plateau state government and the state chapter of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) over the refusal of the state government to fully implement the N18, 000.00 minimum wage is about to reach a boiling point.

There were indications, yesterday, that the State Governor Jonah Jang might soon be served with an impeachment notice if he failed to resolve the dispute as soon as possible.

Rising from a plenary session presided over by the speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, John Clerk Dabwan, members condemned in strong terms the high handedness being demonstrated by the Governor in handling the dispute in the state. Members of the House, in separate remarks, described as undemocratic the way and manner Governor Jang was handling the matter, and stressed that, the “No Work No Pay” declared by governor has never been implemented in any part of the world and wondered why the governor still insisted on it.

According to the law makers, they had, at several fora pleaded with the governor to temper justice with mercy considering the fact that since workers were first offenders, they should be forgiven and their entitlements paid considering the trauma their families were going through as a result of non-payment of salaries for the past seven months; but the governor seem not to be willing to shift ground.

In addition, the lawmakers were worried that even with the intervention of some elders including the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) the matter was not yet resolved.

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but i was born in jos

plateau state governor ain't trying

Speechless

Have mercy on him o.

I don't like reading 'threaten to' rather 'impeach'. They have not been heard for quite a while, I guess they want to remain relevant in the polity.

The man has over-stayed his welcome with nothing to show for

Governor Jang must remember that he is no longer a military man,In a democratic setting he must yield to the wishers of the people who voted him to serve them.

what took em so long

Yay.back from my ban.well the house of assembly members have the constituitional right to impeach the sitting gov.

i know no say Plateau State get Governor sef

WHO CARES?

Impeach hm dat man 2 dull.if na joshua dariye nw ehen dat man na comfirm person.joshua dariye dey pay wokers salary as @ wen due

Is he saving to buy a jet too?

Ada Nri1: Is he saving to buy a jet too?

Maybe

A civilian Governor with military mentality.

DaMn! but d[] yhu gUyz know dAt Gov. Jang is a Pastor?!...he just succeded in making Plateau state a CashLess society, Sanusi Lamido's Bright Idea cuming threw!!

Jang cnt be impeachd cos d electoral fortunes of most of d House members is dependent on him. Him alongside a lot of them lost 2 Pauline Tallen n d LP.
We know ds fact.

D House cnt impeach Jang cos he z their benefactor. Him alongside a lot of d House members lost 2 Pauline Tallen & d LP in 2011 elections bt had 2 rig themselves in.
They are heavily dependent on him 2 butter their bread n shield them 4rm d political hurricane of Plataeu; J.C Dariye , come 2019.

Obidonreal: but i was born in jos

how does it relate to the story

What are they still waiting for when kids are out of school for Months. #mbadinujupart2#

Jang stil holds d mentality of a military man.he doesnt know wat it feels like to be a civil servant n not been paid salary close 2 7months,unlike them,the military always pay salaries in time.the most unfortunate part of d story is dat he claims to be a man of God meanwhile peple die everi day cos of no food all in d name of his saving the money for security that doesnt count.people die everiday in plateau state n Jang is worsenin the situation.

ct first and talk later, ko duka ku, ku na soro baba ne? ku cire da sauri mana!

That's his problem -Military thinking! Playing being a dictator and he loves it! Pastor my asś

act first and talk later, ko dukan ku, ku na soro baba ne? ku cire da sauri mana!since 2008, labor and this governor no gree, so why prolong the pain that the man is causing the state as a whole?

Mathew joseph: Impeach hm dat man 2 dull.if na joshua dariye nw ehen dat man na comfirm person.joshua dariye dey pay wokers salary as @ wen due

You want Josh Dariye the looter, eh? Please save my people from looters!

Jang is way far better than those political looters in Plateau. His developmental projects speak for him.

However, Jang should look at the issue of minimum wage very seriously.

jamace: You want Josh Dariye the looter, eh? Please save my people from looters!

Jang is way far better than those political looters in Plateau. His developmental projects speak for him.

However, Jang should look at the issue of minimum wage very seriously.

Are those the issues? hmmm

Plateau issues [SIC], Jang angrily said: “Am I God to end Jos crisis…He wondered why people were particular about insecurity in Plateau. ‘Is Plateau the only place that has security problem? Security situation is all over the country, so why are you so particular about Plateau State?”- DAILY TRUST, Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Dnt knw y some ppl are so heartless. Govt workers in plateau state hv been on strike 4 d past 7months. Imagine a family where d man nd woman work 4 d govt. Children hv been at home nd he cal him self a pastor. GOD go judge human beings tire on d judgement day

jamace: You want Josh Dariye the looter, eh? Please save my people from looters!

Jang is way far better than those political looters in Plateau. His developmental projects speak for him.

However, Jang should look at the issue of minimum wage very seriously.

so u mean jang is a saint compared to dariye ehn?
dont u know dariye looted d treasury wit d indigenes, most of whom are with d current govt.

sajawagu: Governor Jang must remember that he is no longer a military man,In a democratic setting he must yield to the wishers of the people who voted him to serve them.

you ment wishes

Emmaseremo: What are they still waiting for when kids are out of school for Months. #mbadinujupart2#

Walahi, another worrisome part. I see these kids playing around the streets while their peers whose parents can afford private schools wear their uniforms with pride. This man no try ontop this matter at all!

This Berom man is very heartless.This will be the time a Berom man will become a governor in Plateau state.