The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, had earlier told State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja that the implementation of the N30, 000 minimum wage just signed into law by President Buhari would take effect from April 18.

According to him, the bill now makes it mandatory for employers of labour in both public and private organisations to pay N30,000 as minimum wage.

He said: “You can see me smiling on behalf of Nigerian workers. President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Minimum Wage Repel and Enactment Act, 2019.

“This makes it compulsory for all employers of labour in Nigeria to pay to their workers the sum of N30,000.

“This excludes persons who are employing less than 25 workers, persons who work in a ship which sails out of jurisdiction and other persons who are in other kinds of regulated employment which are accepted by the Act.

“It also gives workers the right, if you are compelled by any circumstance to accept salary that is less than N30,000, to sue your employer to recover the balance.

”It also authorises the minister of labour and any person nominated by the minister or any person designated by the minister of labour in any ministry, department or agency to on your behalf, take action in your name against such employer to recover the balance of your wages.”

Credit: https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/04/18/buhari-signs-new-minimum-wage-bill-demands-commitments-from-workers/

Now , since the bill has been signed into law, employees are yet to feel the impact of this bill.

Most worrisome are the National Youth Corps Members who still receive 19,800 which is the old minimum wage.

These are my thoughts:
When a bill is signed into law by the senate, house of reps, and the president, it becomes a law that must be implemented by the affected bodies.

The question is, why then has the federal government failed in implementing the new minimum wage, most especially with the NYSC?

Why does it seem as though this minimum wage is a fluke and have no value to the common Nigerian who's expectant of a pay rise?

And why are we not asking questions or perhaps seek redress with respect to the implementation of the bill?

Or isn't this bill meant to have taken effect after it was passed over two months ago?

We need answers definitely... and no, it is not okay to sign a bill into law and then fail to implement it.

Lawyers in the house, what exactly does this mean?

Go slow govt