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Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by Nwaforj44: 4:20pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
The Presidency has criticised the concocted controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on proposed N30,000 by some political actors to score cheap political goals, saying “stiff judgment awaits them at the polls’’. Mr Femi Adesina, made the condemnation in a statement in Abuja on Thursday while reacting to comments apparently made by the Atiku media office. In a statement issued by his media office, Atiku had allegedly claimed that “President Buhari cannot be trusted to implement the ‘new’ minimum wage of N30, 000’’ recommended by the Pepple tripartite committee. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said “Buhari may not have the political will to implement the new wage’’. However, Adesina said: “Those who have latched onto the concocted controversy to play cheap politics, we appeal to them to remember that elections are not won through loquaciousness, and trying to demean the President at every drop of a hat. “But then, it is not surprising, as they have nothing else to sell to Nigerians, if they don’t ride on the name of the President. Stiff judgment awaits them at the polls.’’ The presidential aide therefore frowned at the recurring reports alleging that Buhari had reneged on earlier acceptance of the N30,000 recommended as the new National Minimum Wage by the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee. He noted that these reports were contrary to what transpired on Tuesday when the committee presented its Report to the President. He said the president, while acknowledging the concerns raised by government on affordability and labour’s focus on meaningful increase, stated clearly in a speech, which was made available to the media that: “In a way, both arguments are valid. I want to assure you all that we will immediately put in place the necessary machinery that will close out these open areas. “Our plan is to transmit an Executive Bill to the National Assembly for passage within the shortest possible time. I am fully committed to having a new National Minimum Wage Act in the very near future. “As the Executive Arm commences its review of your submission, we will continue to engage you all in closing any open areas presented in this report. I, therefore, would like to ask for your patience and understanding in the coming weeks.” “From the above, and throughout the report-submission ceremony, the President never mentioned any figure. What he committed himself to was a new minimum wage, and only after the Report of the committee has been reviewed by the executive and legislative processes of government and an appropriate bill presented to him for assent. “Until the proposed minimum wage has gone through the whole gamut of law-making, President Buhari, who is a stickler for due process, will not be caught in this unnecessary web of controversy, which amounts to putting the cart before the horse and hair-splitting.’’ https://www.akelicious.net/2018/11/presidency-blasts-atiku-group-over.html
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Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by NaijaRoyalty(m): 4:22pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Nwaforj44: Loads of Rubbish . Never again will a dullard be my President 4 Likes
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Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by legenddimex(m): 4:24pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by Angelparadise: 4:29pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
The kitchen is very hot for zombies and cow lovers sycophants that sold their senses for fake integrity of a lifeless man . 4 Likes |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by CharliParker: 4:30pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Trash |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by IamAtikulate: 4:37pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
NaijaRoyalty:Never again would a man who doesn't have the confidence of his wife be my President 4 Likes |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by NaijaRoyalty(m): 4:39pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
IamAtikulate:
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Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by mbaboy(m): 4:39pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Atiku tormenting the lifeless one after PDP primaries 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by mbaboy(m): 4:40pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
APC and presidency scared of Atiku Abubakar. 1 Like |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by Imustreturn(m): 4:43pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
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Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by tinsel: 5:06pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
You don't play politics over this type of national issue. Even if Atiku wins, the question of affordability of the minimum wage will still be there for him to tackle. If government approves this now, it will be also a big problem for the incoming governments all over the federation if the money is not available to pay. State governments are owing workers months of areas when they are paying 18,000. I wonder what it becomes when they will pay 30,000.00. Caution is the key words here. Let us not because of politics go into what we cannot afford. |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by Nobody: 5:12pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Atiku feeds a lot of families but how many does Buhari feed? All his assets are abroad, including his hospital. 1 Share
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Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by Grayxme: 5:33pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Atiku really thinks Nigerians are fools and would be easily carried away by his desperate actions to be in power. Going about making empty promises that he obviously can't keep |
Re: Presidency Blasts Atiku Group Over Minimum Wage Statement by codedguy1(m): 5:44pm On Nov 08, 2018 |
Buhari thinks he is smart. He is playing for time hoping to keep hope high until the elections so that when he sends the bill it may not contain 30k as minimum wage. If he manages to scale through the election the new minimum wage would be 22500naira by that time there would nothing anyone can do. They might even pick up all the labour leaders and imprison them for inciting worker for a strike and start using 3.5million to feed them daily. |
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