Nigerian Governor Inaugurates Committee On N70,000 Minimum Wage, "Working Out the Maths"

• Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq has taken steps to implement the N70,000 minimum wage in Kwara state
• AbdulRasaq has inaugurated the consequential adjustment committee to do the mathematics in implementing the new wage
• The governor explained that the committee is tasked to critically look at all the indices and arrive at workable consequential adjustments for all cadres of workers

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Kwara state - Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq has inaugurated the consequential adjustment committee on the N70,000 minimum wage in Kwara state.

AbdulRasaq charged the members to look at all the variables and design an agreement that caters for workers’ interests.

This was contained in a statement issued via Kwara state government X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @followKWSG on Friday, August 2.

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“The setting up of this committee sets out the process for the implementation of the national minimum wage in Kwara State. Following legislative backing by the National Assembly, the President has recently approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage.

“We welcome the development in Kwara State. But the law means more than just paying N70,000 to the lowest-ranking worker. It involves working out the maths on how this affects the take home for senior workers on different cadres.”

“This multi-stakeholder committee is therefore tasked to critically look at all the indices and arrive at workable consequential adjustments for all cadres of workers.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Barrister Anyakweh Miracle Amadi explained how the 36 state governors of the federation can be compelled to pay the new N70,000 minimum wage.

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The Port Harcourt-based lawyer said the state houses of assemblies will have to enact a minimum wage bill to that effect.

Governor cries out over N70,000 new minimum wage

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state cried out over the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000.

Yahaya said his administration cannot pay civil servants in the state the N70,000 new minimum wage.

He argued that even with the increased allocation from the federation account, the state cannot afford the new package for workers.

Source: Legit.ng