$9.6bn can transform the lives of close to 200 million Nigerians — Ajaero, labour leader vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Mr Joe Ajaero, General Secretary of National Union of Electricity Employees , says Nigeria cannot afford to fritter away $9.6billion judgement debt. He also speaks on the delay in the implementation of minimum wageHis words: “Yes the delay in the implementation of the minimum wage is all about consequential adjustments and the Federal Government should take the blame. The matter has been lingering for two years. Government, actually ought to have incorporated it into the 2019 Budget.
“This, however, does not hold water because you discover that states that are earning huge allocation, either because of derivation or for other economic factors are the most notorious defaulters on minimum wage. I don’t want to go into their names, but workers suffer most in supposed rich states in Nigeria today than other states. So, payment of minimum wage depends on the political will of respective state executives”.
“These are the fundamental issues in the capacity of the states and local governments to pay a decent wage. Current workforce in many of these jurisdictions is not sustainable. There are also instances of fiscal leakages, issues of value for money in public expenditure and the quality of expenditure priorities.
“It is doubtful whether the states have the capacity to pay the consequential adjustments being currently proposed by labour. It is important to speed up negotiations to avert another round of workers strike, which normally comes with attendant dislocations in the economy.“This will depend on the outcome of negotiations between labour and the various tiers of government. While it may be easier for the federal government to contemplate payment of arrears, the same cannot be said of the states.
“Of course, investing such an amount on health, if properly managed and monitored, would definitely turn the sector around and, with appropriate infrastructures available, we would compete with the health sector in developed countries. Indeed putting this amount into primary health care would go far and wide.
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