It has been a running battle with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress over the new minimmum wage argument, with a strike action in between, and another one brewing very soon.
as a result, some states have agreed to implement the #30,000 figure whle some others have been adamant, citing different reasons for their inability to come to a compromise on the issue.
According to a source, it received memoranda from Delta, Abia, Adamawa, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ekiti (which said it was consulting), Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, and Borno States. Aside from memoranda, oral submissions were taken, on which robust debates were held and analysed. To complement these, hearings were held in the six geo-political zones of the country.
In order to arrive at a realistic and doable figure, studies /research were done on the cost of living index, etc. Unwilling govs From the submissions of the governors to the committee, the states that are opposed to the N30,000 minimum wage are not hidden. In fact, what the governors have done is to adpot the submission of Ondo State which is the second lowest figure besides Taraba State. From checks, it was found out that Kano with the biggest work force and a monthly wage bill of N9, 200,000.000, offered to pay N30,600.
Other states similarly, agreed to pay as follows: Adamawa, N23,000; Taraba, N20,000; Imo, not specific; Plateau, N25,000, N30,0000, & N57,0000; AkwaIbom, not specific, Bauchi, N25 200; Abia, N42,000; Ekiti, still consulting; Gombe, N28,000; Jigawa, N32,000; Kogi, not specific; Katsina, not specific; Ondo, N22,000; Lagos, will be bound by Southern State Governors Forum; Oyo, not specific; Nasarawa, N24,750, N31, 348.30; Enugu, will implement anything agreed; Delta, cannot accommodate an increase for now on present Federal Government allocation; Borno, N27,000. Investigation revealed that at the October 4th and 5th, after a two day warning strike between September 27 and 28; “and in the spirit of give and take, the members mutually agreed at the figure of N30,000 which was not favourable to any party. It was concluded with a promise that the members would come together on an appointed date to sign and submit the report to President Buhari
“It is important to explain that preceding the arrival at the N30,000 figure, the Committee relying on evidence-based approach, debated the four scenarios submitted by the Figures Sub-Committee chaired by Dr. Ngige as follows: Scenario One yielded an average of N38,508.18, median of N42,032, and mode of N36,000; Scenario Two yielded an average of N36,522.18, median of N45,000 and mode of N50,000; Scenario Three yielded an average of N37,000; Scenario Four yielded an average of N35,000.
If by November 6, a definite holistic statement isn received, the Nigeria Labour Congress is set to shut the nation down totally in a robust industrial action.
as a result, some states have agreed to implement the #30,000 figure whle some others have been adamant, citing different reasons for their inability to come to a compromise on the issue.
According to a source, it received memoranda from Delta, Abia, Adamawa, Imo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ekiti (which said it was consulting), Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, and Borno States. Aside from memoranda, oral submissions were taken, on which robust debates were held and analysed. To complement these, hearings were held in the six geo-political zones of the country.
In order to arrive at a realistic and doable figure, studies /research were done on the cost of living index, etc. Unwilling govs From the submissions of the governors to the committee, the states that are opposed to the N30,000 minimum wage are not hidden. In fact, what the governors have done is to adpot the submission of Ondo State which is the second lowest figure besides Taraba State. From checks, it was found out that Kano with the biggest work force and a monthly wage bill of N9, 200,000.000, offered to pay N30,600.
Other states similarly, agreed to pay as follows: Adamawa, N23,000; Taraba, N20,000; Imo, not specific; Plateau, N25,000, N30,0000, & N57,0000; AkwaIbom, not specific, Bauchi, N25 200; Abia, N42,000; Ekiti, still consulting; Gombe, N28,000; Jigawa, N32,000; Kogi, not specific; Katsina, not specific; Ondo, N22,000; Lagos, will be bound by Southern State Governors Forum; Oyo, not specific; Nasarawa, N24,750, N31, 348.30; Enugu, will implement anything agreed; Delta, cannot accommodate an increase for now on present Federal Government allocation; Borno, N27,000. Investigation revealed that at the October 4th and 5th, after a two day warning strike between September 27 and 28; “and in the spirit of give and take, the members mutually agreed at the figure of N30,000 which was not favourable to any party. It was concluded with a promise that the members would come together on an appointed date to sign and submit the report to President Buhari
“It is important to explain that preceding the arrival at the N30,000 figure, the Committee relying on evidence-based approach, debated the four scenarios submitted by the Figures Sub-Committee chaired by Dr. Ngige as follows: Scenario One yielded an average of N38,508.18, median of N42,032, and mode of N36,000; Scenario Two yielded an average of N36,522.18, median of N45,000 and mode of N50,000; Scenario Three yielded an average of N37,000; Scenario Four yielded an average of N35,000.
If by November 6, a definite holistic statement isn received, the Nigeria Labour Congress is set to shut the nation down totally in a robust industrial action.
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