May Day Celebration: Ike Ekweremadu calls for implementation of N50,000 minimum wage

Sen. Ike Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in a goodwill message to workers on May Day has called for the implementation of N50,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
Ekweremadu said:

“We must collectively show the workers that we care beyond lip service. Importantly, it is high time we raised the minimum wage from N18,000 to N50,000. It does not make sense to preach anti-corruption alone without giving people the opportunity to earn honest and meaningful living.

“The truth is that the take-home pay can no longer take the workers home. Where it does, it cannot keep their homes happy because they can hardly afford a bag of rice, let alone pay school fees, and foot other basic bills”.

He said the nation could afford N50, 000 minimum wage through proper management of the economy and prudent expenditure by all levels of government.



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