ALGON) chairman, Hon. Aminu Muazu-Maifata, has said that local governments cannot afford to pay N62,000 as minimum wage.
The National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria , Hon. Aminu Muazu Maifata, has said that local governments cannot afford to pay N62,000 as minimum wage . Maifata said this on Channels Television’s Business Morning segment of the Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Thursday. He also suggested that an affordable minimum wage should…The National Chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria , Hon.
“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 Labour. Muazu-Maifata also called on the federal government to start the process of an upward review of federal allocation to the 774 local councils across Nigeria.Maifata, who is also the chairman of Lafia Local Government Area as well as ALGON chairman in Nasarawa State, lamented that the 774 local government councils in Nigeria receive little above 18 per cent from the Federation Account monthly.
“I also want to improve on the existing unity amongst the various LGAs Chairmen and administrations in the country in order to better the lives of our people,” he said. A drama unfolded at the premises of a magistrate’s court in Enugu on Thursday when a state attorney ordered the arrest and detention of a female client she was defending. The female client, identified as Patience Amaka Ede, reportedly endured physical abuse from her husband and psychological torment that resulted in the loss of a…
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