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The Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has lamented his incapacity to pay his 4 drivers a month-to-month wage of N100,000 every.
This revelation got here throughout his deal with to a Christian group on Thursday, as he sought their help amid ongoing negotiations by the Tripartite Committee on the nationwide minimal wage with the Organised Labour.
In his deal with, Akume acknowledged, “I can’t afford to pay my drivers N100,000 every as a result of they’re 4 of them, together with different dependants. Labour initially demanded N600,000, which equates to roughly N9.9 trillion for the federal authorities. The place will we get that cash from? Then labour diminished it to N400,000, which nonetheless quantities to over N5 trillion. We’re asking for understanding as a result of we merely can’t meet these calls for.
He additional defined, “We’re exploring different options, equivalent to housing schemes. The Federal Housing authorities are actively accumulating lands throughout states to create housing amenities for a good portion of the Nigerian populace.”
LEADERSHIP recollects that the organised labour and the Federal Authorities have been in extended negotiations. On Monday, labour declared an indefinite strike after their calls for weren’t met. The strike, which disrupted numerous sectors of the financial system, together with airports and electrical energy, was known as off on Tuesday as each events resumed negotiations.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economic system, Wale Edun, was being awaited to submit the minimal wage template to President Bola Tinubu on Thursday.