Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, Halimah Ahmed, the governors said the proposed minimum wage was too high and not sustainable.
The governors said if the N60,000 minimum wage is adopted, many states would allocate their entire Federal Account Allocation Committee funds to salaries, leaving no resources for development projects.
However reacting , the Organised Labour faulted the NGF’s position, saying every part of the new minimum wage agreement should be implemented and any of the state governors who can not pay it should resign.
Also reacting in a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs, Benson Upah, the Nigerian Labour Congress said, they do believe the Governors have acted in bad faith for such a statement to be issued to the world in the middle of an on-going negotiation.