The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), declared that it is is criminal for any state governor to say he cannot pay the new minimum wage.
Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General-Secretary of NLC, made this known on Sunday, November 3, in Lagos.
According to Ugboaja, any governor who refuses to pay the minimum wage should be impeached.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Governors’ Forum had said that the state governors would not pay beyond their individual capacities.
However, the Labour scribe said that there was no basis for the governors to complain about payment of the N30,000 minimum wage.
He said that they had the capacity to pay.
“It is criminal to say you cannot pay the new minimum wage.
“Some of these leaders ride in private jet, so they can pay,’’ Ugboaja said.
He said that the organised labour was in support of the return of the Labour Advisory Council, which would help to mediate between government and workers.
He urged the Federal Government to take actions against employers who would not pay the new wage.
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