NEW MINIMUM WAGE IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA

Despite President Muhammadu Buhari sigining into law the new minimum wage, some state governments have still not domesiticated it in their varous states till date.

The labour movement in nigeria on their part, have so far been pressurizing the defaulting State Governments and they have encountered series of stiff resistance in this regard.

Civil servants in nigeria painfully, are not taken seriously in this country of ours and our government's handling of issues concerning workers welfare has so far been a disaster.

In nigeria, we have cases of workers working for government for several years without being payrolled into the system and they prefer to outsource jobs rather than regularizing the appointments of these casuals.

The most baffling thing about the new minimum wage issue is that it took Government several years due to their footdragging and the continuous persistence from the Nigeria Labour Congress before it was signed into law.

There has so far been partial implementation in most of our states and the arrears even in states that paid, were done haphazardly, while those in other states got nothing till date.

CONCLUSION

The Federal Government look warm attitude in the handling of the welfare of nigerian workers has been quite baffling.

The same manner of approach unfortunately, is been used by our State Governments and this can be seen by their footdragging tactics when dialoguing with labour in such states.

The labour movement in nigeria obviously has to do more in protecting the interest of its members, the common man and the society at large.

We have selfish leaders. They lavish money on unnecessary expenses while the masses suffer.

Forget it, your Politicians don't have you in their plans if not, they won't be Looking the Country's Destiny away while in Office