The Presidency has explained that President Buhari is yet to sign theNational Minimum Wage Bill just passed by the National Assembly into law, contrary to reports last week that he had done so. The Senate had on March 19 passed the bill, approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage.

By its action, the Senate concurred the earlier decision of the House of Representatives, which passed the bill before the National Assembly shut down its operations to enable lawmakers to participate in the 2019 general elections, beginning from February 16.

Last week, there were social media reports, claiming that Buhari had assented to the bill, but speaking in an exclusive interview with Punch in Abuja on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, dismissed the reports.

He said that signing of bills was not done in secrecy, as the President would normally communicate his decision to Nigerians publicly. Enang clarified that Buhari had yet to sign the bill on the grounds that there were operational procedures to be followed.

However, he confirmed that the bill, which captured N30,000 as the new national minimum wage, had been transmitted to Buhari by the National Assembly. Enang said, “The bill has been transmitted to Mr President; that I can confirm.

Right now, the bill is undergoing standard presidential, operational procedures in respect of bills. We are within time. At the appropriate time, Mr President will take a decision and make it public. Therefore, the report that President Buhari has already signed the bill is not correct.”

The passage of the bill by the Senate coincided with the submission of the report on the new national minimum wage by the Presidential Technical Advisory Committee Buhari set up to advise the Federal Government on how to pay a wage increase above the current N18,000.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/04/04/why-buhari-is-yet-to-sign-the-n30000-minimum-wage-presidency/

Why confusing us upandan...



So who signed the bill last week I read here...??


https://www.nairaland.com/5104166/buhari-signs-n30000-minimum-wage

The bill will b signed in 2022...Abi no be Nigeria again?

ordinary N30,000 for one night with Olosho.

So the bill has not been signed
Can you imagine

I av told my federal colleagues... That the bill will be included in next year's budget forget about this year...

Is like u guys don't know the people around buhari are professional scammers.. high grade of Yahoo boys.. Cos I know buhari doesn't even know what a bill is.. that one na puppet dem push around.
And that next year... It will also not be properly done...

I thought d Federal govt was blaming d Senate for delaying d minimum wage Bill? Why are dey now giving excuses now dat d ball is in their court? Dem take excuse swear for dis ppl ni

When is the appropriate time? Next year?

Brexit no deal votes yesterday might possibly be passed today. Less than 48 hours

I swear las las he will sign it then what's the essence of delaying it