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May Day: Ekweremadu Calls For Upward Rreview Of National Minimum Wage by 3Ebisco: 6:19pm On May 01, 2018 |
The Deputy President of the Senate, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, has called for an upward review of the national minimum wage, in order to improve the living standard of Nigerians. Ekweremadu made the call in his goodwill message to mark the 2018 International Workers’ Day. In a Statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr Uche Anichukwu, the deputy senate president said Nigerians workers had made a lot of sacrifices. He said: “I salute the Nigerian workers for their immense sacrifices, resilience and patriotism, which have kept Nigeria going. “They have also not relented even in the face of untold challenges and hardship. “However, we must take the necessary steps to lighten their burdens, especially in the face of excruciating economic realities and in line with the anti-corruption crusade. “It is becoming more difficult for workers to survive on N18, 000 minimum wage. It is absolutely less than a living wage. “The take-home pay has left most workers stranded on the road as it is becoming very difficult for an average worker to take care of essential needs, especially in the absence of basic amenities. “Therefore, I support workers’ demand for a new minimum wage and the ongoing negotiations initiated by government to that effect. “Even if the workers cannot have exactly the N66, 500 new monthly national minimum wage, which they currently demand, they should have at least N50,000 as the new monthly minimum wage,” he said Ekweremadu also reiterated that it would be difficult to wage a successful war against graft in the absence of a reasonable wage for the workers. “A new, reasonable, and realistic minimum wage is central to the war against corruption, because we cannot in good conscience expect that the citizens will wholeheartedly fight corruption on an empty stomach. “That is why the basic responsibility of any government is the welfare and security of the citizens and their property, so that they are not tempted to resort to self-help. “The Nigerian workers deserve a better deal.” http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/05/may-day-ekweremadu-calls-for-upward.html
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Re: May Day: Ekweremadu Calls For Upward Rreview Of National Minimum Wage by Nobody: 6:40pm On May 01, 2018 |
Nice talk sir, but if you become governor tomorrow now you will no agree |
Re: May Day: Ekweremadu Calls For Upward Rreview Of National Minimum Wage by misreal(m): 6:50pm On May 01, 2018 |
That,I think is a political trick he is playing...if it was possible,buhari would have made it so,by paying lazy Nigerian youths minimum wage... Don't quote me oh. |
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