Speaker of the House of Representaties, Hon. Yakubu Dogara on Monday urged the Federal Goverment to pay workers a living wage and not minimum wage, while stressing that N30, 000 demanded by organised labour is too small.
Dogara made the remarks during a public hearing on the minimum wage bill.
His words: “While we’re not oblivion of the economic situation in the country, we are saying that the N30,000 being demanded by the organised labour union is still not enough for the minimum wage.
“we should be paying our workers living wage not minimum wage”
Earlier in his remarks, the chairman ad-hoc cttee on minimum wage bill, Yusuf Lasun while reminding all gathered that the hearing is to do some amendments of the National minimum wage Act assured that it will undertake utmost concern and provide the best recommendations to the House
Meanhwile, while introducing himself at the session, the Minister of Labour Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige was booed when he shouted great Nigeria workers.
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