By Ndahi Marama
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has charged all of the 27 Native Authorities Space (LGA) chairpersons to make sure the swift and efficient implementation of the brand new 70,000 Naira minimal wage.
Throughout a high-level assembly held over the weekend on the Authorities Home, which was attended by the state management of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Commerce Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Union of Native Authorities Workers (NULGE), Zulum directed the LGA chairpersons to give you a workable resolution for the minimal wage implementation.
“All native authorities chairpersons ought to return to their localities, interact with related stakeholders and give you a workable resolution to the wage drawback on the native authorities ranges,” Zulum mentioned.
He added, “I need to stress that the fee of 72,000 minimal wage has been totally carried out for state civil servants and all main college lecturers in Borno.”
Zulum additionally warned in opposition to retrenchment of workers on the native authorities stage, stating that “We’re not in assist of workers retrenchment on the native authorities stage as I direct you to institute a mechanism that can result in the implementation of the minimal wage.”
He added, “I need to attraction to employees on the native authorities stage to be affected person. We’re working intently with the 27 native governments to make sure the implementation of the minimal wage.”
Over-bloated workers roll stalling minimal wage fee – LG official
In the meantime, the Everlasting Secretary on the Ministry for Native Authorities and Emirate Affairs, Modu Alhaji Mustapha, harassed that implementing the 70,000 minimal wage for native authorities workers has been stalled as a result of over-bloated variety of workers.
In accordance with the Everlasting Secretary, Borno’s native authorities councils are grappling with an unusually excessive variety of workers, which is complicating the payroll and minimal wage administration.
He revealed that the state’s 27 LGAs collectively make use of roughly 90,000 workers, a determine that’s strikingly excessive in comparison with bigger states like Kano, whose inhabitants is 3 times greater than Borno’s however maintains a relatively leaner workers construction of about 30,000 workers throughout its 44 LGAs.
“Whereas the intention behind the minimal wage enhance is laudable, the truth on floor in Borno is much extra complicated,” the LG official defined. “Our native governments are already over stretched and the present workers stage has change into an impediment in direction of implementing the 70,000 minimal wage.”
“To place this into perspective, allow us to take Maiduguri Metropolitan Council for instance, it’s month-to-month allocation from the federal authorities generally stood beneath N700m.”
“Whereas this will likely appear substantial at a look, the native authorities wants N778m to pay minimal wage.
This constitutes all the month-to-month revenue of the LGA. When you think about that the MMC additionally has to fund different vital companies similar to public well being, water provide, safety, and different sectors, the monetary pressure turns into manifestly obvious.
…NLC commends full implementation of the brand new wage in main colleges
The Nigeria Labour Congress has counseled Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, for his function in implementing the N72,000 minimal wage for main college lecturers within the state.
Chairman of the NLC, Borno State Chapter, Comrade Yusuf Inuwa, made the commendation throughout the high-level assembly held on the Authorities Home on Saturday.
“Your Excellency, each time we attend the nationwide govt conferences, the nationwide physique may be very a lot completely satisfied as a result of main college lecturers are being paid 72,000 as minimal wage,” Comrade Inuwa mentioned.
He additionally mentioned, “Your Excellency, after I stood up throughout one in all our conferences to announce that main college lecturers are being paid 72,000 in Borno State, I used to be applauded, and also you had been extremely counseled”.
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