President Bola Tinubu's Particular Adviser on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed why it is going to be troublesome for the federal government to pay the newly proposed minimal wage of N100,000.
He stated this in a brand new interview on Monday. In response to him, the present monetary power of the nation indicated that each the federal and state governments could be unable to pay the salaries of their workers if N100,000 or extra had been finally authorized as the brand new minimal wage within the nation.
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Onanuga supported his declare with the truth that most state governors are at present struggling to pay even the present minimal wage.
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He stated, “Let me inform you that the final time this occurred underneath President Buhari, when the wage was elevated to N30,000 per thirty days, to today 26 state governments couldn’t afford it, out of 36, solely 10 are paying.
“The remainder haven’t paid the complete charge or could have solely improved barely. However in accordance with the individuals who checked, 26 state governments specifically are unable to conform.
“No matter the federal government needs to do now, even when we improve wages to 100,000 naira, will the Federal Authorities have the ability to afford it?”
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