Sule Awaits Resolutions On National Minimum Wage For Workers.

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule says Governors are awaiting the resolutions on the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

Sule said, the implementation of the new wage will depend more on the resolutions by the tripartite committee set up by the Presidency, and dismissed claims that state Governors were not cooperating with the Federal Government in terms of payment across board.

Prior to Sule’s personal opinion on the issue, there have been concerns in some quarters over the ability of many states to agree to and be able to pay the new minimum wage to be proposed by the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage, and it became heightened when reports emerged that some governors became unsettled with the decision of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to raise the minimum wage in his state to N70,000.

But reacting to the claims, shortly after having a private meeting with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima in his office, Sule, explained that his comment on the matter was his personal view, and was unaware of any state where the Government was unable to pay the old minimum wage rate, stating that, Nasarawa has been paying the N30,000 minimum wage since 2019 and has also implemented promotions, gratuities, and other benefits for workers.