Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Balarabe Musa, former governor of Kaduna State, said on Monday that the Federal Government should protect workers in the country by punishing employers of labour who failed to implement the N30,000 new minimum wage which has received President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent.

Recall that President Buhari signed into law the Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act 2019 on April 18.

The Act mandates all employers of labour across the country to pay workers a minimum of N30, 000 monthly wage.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Musa who praised President Buhari for assenting to the new wage, however, said any employer who refused to pay the wage should not be allowed to get away with it.

He said: “Let us praise government for, at least, listening and doing what is right on the new minimum wage but they should also know that having delayed the implementation for so long, inflation has made the N30, 000 monthly salaries too small to take care of the living conditions of the average worker.

“There is still a problem. Now that it has been implemented, the president should ensure that no employer who refused to pay the new minimum wage must get away with it; because if we just implement the minimum wage and fail to protect the workers by enforcing it, many employers will stop paying it.

“So, the Federal Government must make sure anybody who refuses to pay the minimum wage must not get away with it.”

https://www.independent.ng/fg-should-punish-employers-who-fail-to-pay-n30000-minimum-wage-balarabe-musa/

I dey pay my sales girl 20000.thunder fire fg and belunama musa.did fg lend me money 4 my biz?.ndi ara

If you can increase it , please do. 20k is peanut

nnaetobi:
I dey pay my sales girl 20000.thunder fire fg and belunama musa.did fg lend me money 4 my biz?.ndi ara

Please what sectors are really entitled to this minimum wage?

Hmmm

Ok

Has Government pay it,they are number one offender

There is still a problem. Now that it has been implemented, the president should ensure that no employer who refused to pay the new minimum wage must get away with it; because if we just implement the minimum wage and fail to protect the workers by enforcing it, many employers will stop paying it.

CORRECT, we seconded this motion.
The State Government have money to steal and loot, but they are grumbling of not having money to pay their workers.

No more impunity in our land.

What if the can't afford it? Government should first set the precedence of the paying 30k

Let the Government start paying it first

nnaetobi:
I dey pay my sales girl 20000.thunder fire fg and belunama musa.did fg lend me money 4 my biz?.ndi ara

any organization who employs 20 workers or below are excluded from the minimum wage

whereas some persons would even be bribing government officials so as not to pay the minimum wage.we sell chinese yuan.check siggy for info.

we have federal institution in Birnin Kebbi who are paying below current minimum wage they are paying 15k instance of 18k while some are collecting 10k

Punish the gov

This Balarabe is a goat in fact he is a monkey from Amazon jungle.

Balarabe plus fed govt thunder fire both of you. Na una papa borrowed me money or gave me money to start my business? Una dey mad.

If I have to pay N30k it's not Buhari to tell me because he did not borrow me money or gave me money to start my business.

This monkey called Balarabe need to be shut down he is suffering from demential or becoming mentally handicap. Foolish man.

How much is the governor's salary?

Nafiudugu:
we have federal institution in Birnin Kebbi who are paying below current minimum wage they are paying 15k instance of 18k while some are collecting 10k

nnaetobi:
I dey pay my sales girl 20000.thunder fire fg and belunama musa.did fg lend me money 4 my biz?.ndi ara

I believe he meant emoloyers who operate large scale businesses dully registered and Incorporated, not a one man business having one or two sales girls under payroll.

nnaetobi:
I dey pay my sales girl 20000.thunder fire fg and belunama musa.did fg lend me money 4 my biz?.ndi ara

Calm down! If you do not have up to 25 sales girls working for you then the N30 000 minimum wage does not apply to you.

hisexcellency34:
If you can increase it , please do. 20k is peanut

Dont beg him...


He is an ignorant employer...


He doesn't employ up to 25 people and is therefore not mandated to pay minimum wage.

Are private businesses included in this implementation...

Can someone tell me when FG will start paying the new minimum wage?

Moreover, increment in minimum wages doesn't deflate poverty. How much is #30,000... All we just need to re-protest for is price control... We can never balance equation if what we buy is more than what we earn..

Why don’t you employ someone and increase it

hisexcellency34:
If you can increase it , please do. 20k is peanut

hisexcellency34:
If you can increase it , please do. 20k is peanut

Ha, you want him to start sleeping with the girl? Abeg allow him to pay what he can afford oh

DRSEGUNBABA:
Why don’t you employ someone and increase it

Hahaha make him kuku add the 10k na

Stories. It will happen gradually.

hisexcellency34:
If you can increase it , please do. 20k is peanut

Did you ask if the guy's business is selling PEANUTS?

Some government workers after being scammed by government .

I am more concerned about late payment of salaries which is the the original cause of corrupt practices in the civil service.