FROM MIJINYAWA BABA-UTHMAN ,MINNA
The Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in Niger State Comrade Idrees Abdulkareem Lafene,has said that Workers in the Service of Niger state would enjoy the Minimum Wages with effect from October.
He disclosed that a 12 man committee has already been constituted for the implementation of the new minimum wage as announced by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in April,this year.
Speaking with Journalists in an interview in his office Tuesday, Lafene posited that the governor has already Constituted a committee saddled with the responsibility of implementation of the new minimum wage to civil servants in Niger state.
Comrade Idrees Lafene assured that governor Umar Mohammed Bago has promised to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage immediately after the committee submitted its report.
According to the NLC Chairman, in an interface with the governor, " governor has assured his readiness to commence the payment of the new minimum wage with effect from this October. But his problem is with the Local Government workers.
" I don't have any problem with the state workers but my problem is with the Local Government workers that have an over bloated workforce of 6,000 while in Niger State workers with just 4,000 workforce" the NLC Chairman quoted the governor.
He explained that the governor has indicated his preparedness to commence the full implementation of the new minimum wage as soon as the twelve members committee put in place submit their report assuring that " with all indication the October salary may be delay for the implementation of the minimum wage for workers in Niger State"
Comrade Idrees Lafene,noted that the minimum wage as passed into law by the National Assembly in May,, 2024 is mandatory on the governors to ensure the full implementation of the minimum wage with effect from April.
He assured that civil servants in Niger State will be paid with the new minimum wage in October, " But the October, salary will be delay the governor has assured the Organized Labour that the minimum wage will be paid in October as soon as the committee submitted their report".
