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FG, Labour To Agree Between N75,000 And N90,000 New Wage, Says Orji Uzor Kalu

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By Onota Oghenevwede

The Senator representing Abia state senatorial district, Orji Uzor Kalu has put forward a proposal for a new minimum wage of 90,000 naira for workers in Nigeria.

The suggestion, according to Orji aims to address the ongoing dispute between the Federal government and organized Labor.

Orji, disclose this during the Tuesday’s Senate plenary,saying that,this discussion is centered around the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to advocate for a significantly increased minimum wage, surpassing the current N30,000.

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He said, “the 60 thousand might sound very good, let the entire Senate see how we can persuade both Labour and the Federal Government to agree between N75, 000 to N90, 000 naira.

“If you go by 90,000 naira, it means in the last five years in which this law (30,000naira) was made , it means if you divide 200 percent of N90,000 by 5 it will give you 40 and the food inflation, the purchasing parity and other things you have in the market its also around 32 to 33% so Labour should be very happy with what We are doing”, he said

Continuing, Orji said, “Let us send a Senate delegation to the Federal Government and the Labour Party with the proposal of 90,000 naira and all the parties should agree to that.

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“Pulling down the National Grid Mr. President is not an easy job and it might take up to three to four days for it to come up , shutting down and starting a National grid is a problem.

“The Federal Government and the Labour should be cautioned to come to an agreement. Though it’s going to be difficult for the private sector to pay, they must manage,”he said.

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