Ejike Mbaka, the controversial Catholic priest, says governors and members of the national assembly should also earn the N62,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government.
, the controversial Catholic priest, says governors and members of the national assembly should also earn the N62,000 minimum wage proposed by the federal government.On June 3, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress embarked on an indefinite strike over the federal government’s failure to meet their demand for a new minimum wage, disrupting essential services.
Salaries of members of the national assembly have been shrouded in secrecy, eliciting speculations and debate from Nigerians.“We can push these poor Nigerians to the point of rebellion. That is my fear. All of us were in Lagos that day, we couldn’t come back,” the cleric said. “If we decide to give labour N60,000 or N62,000, why not generalise it to the house of assembly members, senatorial members, house of representative members, and governors?
“As teachers, how much are they being paid? Our nurses and doctors, how much are they being paid? Let us be realistic, our civil servants that wake from Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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