The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial
district, Ben Murray-Bruce, has reacted to the position
of governors over the N18, 000 minimum wage..

The lawmaker made his stand known in a series of
tweets on his official Twitter handle on Monday.

He tweeted, “I know for the fact that even dogs at
Government House cost more than N18,000 to take
care of in a month. How much more a human being?

“It is unjust for a government to contemplate
reducing workers’ pay of N18,000. What can that
amount buy in today’s Nigeria?

“A worker with a family earns less than a member
of the NYSC who earns 19,800. Reducing his pay is
unconscionable. A man earning N18,000 struggles to
pay rent, feed his family and pay school fees. To
reduce his pay is to punish his family.

“In the last four years, the cost of food and fuel has
gone up. Can we, in good faith, make a case for the
reduction of workers’ pay?”

Ben-Bruce warned that reducing the minimum wage
would increase the rate of corruption as workers
would indulge in sharp practices to augment their
income.

He said it was hypocritical of governors to spend
over N18, 000 per meal and ask civil servants to
receive less than N18,000 a month.

He added, “If the government doesn’t pay
workers well, it invites workers to steal. To end
corruption, we must pay workers well.
“You cannot be spending more than N18,000 per
meal and claim that the man who earns N18,000 per
month is overpaid.”

Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/benmurraybruce#benmurraybruce

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this man speak n think like d western world but act like a black African man