No provision for new minimum wage in 2017 budget


ON December 28, 2016 5:45 AM / IN News /
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By Victor Ahiuma-Young


INDICATIONS have emerged that the clamour for upward review of new national minimum wage by organized labour, may be long in coming, as there is no provision for it in the Federal Government budget proposal now before the National Assembly.
Organised labour had since May 2016, sent a proposal for a N52, 000 monthly National Minimum Wage, NMW, to the government .


President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2017 Budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 14, 2016.


Reacting to the development, National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, through its President and General Secretary, John Adaji and Issa Aremu, respectively, said the non provision for new minimum wage was a critical missing link in the 2017 budget proposal.


While applauding the over N7 trillion 2017 Federal Government budget focusing on reflating the economy through import substitution and patronage of made in Nigeria goods, the union called for immediate constitution of a tripartite committee by government to agree on a new minimum wage, after which a supplementary budget should be sent to the National Assembly for its implementation.


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you don't expect Buhari to provide for such when no specific amount has been agreed upon. let the labour continue it struggle to get the federal government to accept on specific amount, once that is achieved, Buhari can send in supplementary budget.
this is not Jonathan's Era.

That can always be taken care with supplementary budget.

Hmm.... wahala dey wahala dey

this regime had 6 months to negotiate with labour but chose to dilly dally...

but when it comes to its own budget (presidency), it quickly jacks it up with no hesitation.

Instead of minimum wage, the government should cut down on expense because labourers would always agitate for upward review of wages.It doesn't make sense if they approve and implement new wage then latter we fall back to square one

What would be the point of raising the minimum wage when the government is already struggling to pay the existing wage? A major part of the reason why the preceding government wasn't able to save more funds was because of Yar'adua's foolish decision to triple the minimum wage, ensuring that recurring expenses would soak up most of the government's revenue.