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Governors Crys Out- We Cannot Pay 18,000 Minimum Wage by Anamachi3(m): 9:58pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
November 19, 2015 at 3:23 pm in News
By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – Thirty-six States Governors have said that
they can no longer pay the N18,000 minimum
wage to workers owing to the poor state of the
economy.
Rising from a crucial meeting on that ended at the
early hours of Thursday at the Old Banquet Hall of
the Presidential Villa, Abuja under the umbrella of
Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, the governors
said that the dwindling prices of oil had drastically
affected their States’ income.
Specifically, they said that the burden of the wage
was lighter when oil sold at $126 as against the
current $41 per barrel.
They therefore sought to have audience with
President Muhammadu Buhari on the economy,
resolving that the only way out of the quagmire
was to diversify the economy to agriculture and
mining.
Reading the communique issued at the end of the
meeting, the Chairman of the Forum and governor
of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari hinted that the
Forum also backed the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC) over the N2.1trillion sanction
on MTN.
According to him, the governors agreed that the
fine must be paid in full.
He said that they received briefing from the
Acting Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
of NCC, Professor Umar Dambata who explained
the matter to them.
He said: “We resolved that we must look at ways to
enhance revenue generation and at the same time
look at ways to cut our overhead costs more
especially the political office holders’ salaries and
other overhead expenses.
“The situation is no longer the same when we
were asked to pay N18,000 minimum wage, when
oil price was $126 (per barrel) and continued
paying N18,000 minimum wage when the oil is
$41 and the source of government expenditure is
from oil, and we have not seen prospects in the oil
industry in the near future.
“We will diversify our economy in the area of
agriculture and mining. But at the same time, we
should understand our situation where some of us
(states) today are taking N100million take home
(monthly allocation) and then have salaries in
particular of over N2billion to pay.
“We therefore agreed here to take this suggestion
to NEC in our meeting tomorrow (Thursday) so
that we can be able to find ways to tackle this
problem.
“And we are looking at coming together to
discussing with Mr. President and his team, with
governors, technocrats and experts in the
economy to see how we can tackle our troubled
situation. We are working harder to deal with it.
“Hence the MTN has accepted that they committed
the offense and has apologised, and they are
looking for leniency, we the governors forum
decided to support the NCC to abide by the laws of
the land and the laws of our land do not not give
leniency to deliberate offense to our nation.”
Yari also revealed that the forum also received a
presentation from the National Agency for Science
and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) which will
help in boosting mechanised agriculture and
improve small and medium businesses especially
in the rural communities. |
Re: Governors Crys Out- We Cannot Pay 18,000 Minimum Wage by divinehand2003(m): 10:07pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
But these same governors will increase their security votes from N5 billion to N10 billion without sweating, but they can't afford ordinary minimum wage for the common man. Oya sack us all now if that will make Mr Governor happy. YEYE greedy mediocres END TIME GOVERNORS |
Re: Governors Crys Out- We Cannot Pay 18,000 Minimum Wage by Anamachi3(m): 10:16pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
My brother, I wonder oo. Greedy ppl |
Re: Governors Crys Out- We Cannot Pay 18,000 Minimum Wage by mindtricks: 10:28pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
They should simply tell to work for them for free. Failure of leadership, how the worst amongst us turn out to be the ones to direct our affairs. |
Re: Governors Crys Out- We Cannot Pay 18,000 Minimum Wage by Anamachi3(m): 10:38pm On Nov 19, 2015 |
mindtricks: Well that's human Government for u |
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