New Minimum Wage : FG Restates Committment To Full Implementation

The Federal government has restated its commitment to fully implement the N70,000 new minimum wage and that at no level will half implementation be done.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, stated this on Monday at the State House, Abuja after he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Akume, speaking on the compliance level by the Sub-nationals, applauded State Governors who had commenced the implementation of the policy saying the issue of the new national minimum wage remains central to the administration of President Tinubu.

“The issue of the new minimum wage has always been central to the thinking of the government of President Bola Tinubu, and that was why he quickly assembled. 

“They put in place a tripartite arrangement to look at all the issues, and this was properly carried out. The governors were represented. The federal government was represented. The organized private sector was also part of it. So well arrived at the new minimum wage,” he said.

He expressed satisfaction with the compliance level so far, adding that the increased wage above N70,000 by State Governors is commendable and should be encouraged.

“We are very satisfied with it. And, some state governments have started implementing, others have even gone beyond 70. So I believe that there’s no problem with that whatsoever.”

Akume appealed to other Governors who are yet to announce the minimum wage to do so and begin the payment.

“We applaud those who have started, those who have not started. We just want to appeal to them to start the payment.

“In terms of full implementation, quite frankly, the federal government is committed,” the SGF added.

Akume further made known that he met with the President to discuss matters of the State.

“We are just talking about matters of states,” he added.

Lantana Nasir