Minimum Wage: Local govts can’t pay N62,000 let alone N250,000 — ALGON

THE Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) says the local government administrations in the country cannot afford the proposed minimum wage by the Organised Labour.

ALGON National President, Aminu Muazu-Maifata, stated this yesterday.

He said with the present allocation from the Federal Accounts, no local government administration can pay workers the ₦62,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government let alone the ₦250,000 demand of the Organised LabourMuazu-Maifata said some local governments have not started paying their workers ₦30,000 which was apporoved as minimum wage in 2019. He said in many local councils, workers are still being paid the ₦18,000.