The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for governors who are unable to pay the newly approved minimum wage of N70,000 to step down.
This comes after Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, stated that his administration cannot afford to pay the new minimum wage, which was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
During a meeting with labor leaders, civil society organizations, and traders associations at the Government House in Gombe, Governor Yahaya expressed his inability to pay the new minimum wage.
In response, the NLC’s Head of Public Relations, Benson Upah, urged the governor to resign.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has yet to release an official statement regarding Governor Yahaya’s position.
The new minimum wage of N70,000 has been passed and signed into law by President Tinubu, as stipulated in Section 58(2) of the constitution.
