๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐’๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ: ‘๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ธ’
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑย ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐e๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee, with a directive to its members to ensure their decisions are firmly rooted in social justice and equity.
In order to guarantee sustainability in all tiers of government, the President said the committee must pay attention to the ability of all parties to pay the new wage, just as he asked the committee members to ensure timely completion of of their assignment.
The President, who was represented by his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this while inaugurating the tripartite committee at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
โOur objective should be to surpass the basic Social Protection Floor for all Nigerian workers, considering the sustainable payment capacity of each tier of government and other employers or businesses.
โI express this viewpoint because the minimum wage represents the least amount of compensation an employee should receive for their labor, and as such, it should be rooted in social justice and equity. I hope that the results of your deliberations will be consensual and acceptable to all parties involved,โ the President told members of the committee.
President Tinubu reaffirmed his administrationโs promise to improve the welfare of Nigerian workers and, by extension, the entire nation, saying โthe labour force stands as the cornerstone of the progress of every nation, and ours has been the enduring engine of our pursuit of development.โ
Underscoring the significance of the assignment as reflected in the composition of the tripartite committee, the President urged all members to take their new task with all seriousness, even as he directed the committee to employ the principles of full consultation with social partners in all of its deliberations.
Accordingly, he directed that state Governors, Ministers and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation who are members must personally attend theย committee meetings, and in the event where they are unavoidably absent, their deputies, commissioners and Permanent Secretaries should represent them.
โRecognizing the significance of this initiative and to ensure a substantial engagement, I hereby direct that Ministers and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation should personally attend the meeting. In their unavoidable absence, their Permanent Secretaries should represent them.
โSimilarly, Governors are expected to attend in person or be represented by their deputies or commissioners where necessary. I urge you to consider the issue of a National Minimum Wage and all related matters with thoroughness and concern, keeping in mind not only the welfare of our workforce but also the impact on the country’s economy,โ Tinubu stated.
On the prompt completion of their assignment, President Tinubu noted that โtimely submission is crucial to initiate the necessary processes for implementing a new National Minimum Wage.โ
He further stressed that โgovernment’s decision, following the consideration of your final recommendation, will be presented as an Executive Bill to the National Assembly.
“This bill, enriched by the contributions of state governments and private sector employers, will undergo thorough legislative scrutiny before being passed into law,โ he added.
Earlier in his opening remarks, Secretary to Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, urged the committee to give its best, noting that the task before it carries the hopes and aspirations of millions of Nigerian workers.
