The Presidency on Monday appealed to Nigerians not to pile unnecessary pressure on President Bola Tinubu, assuring that he would transmit the proposed bill on the new minimum wage to the National Assembly once it is ready.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the plea in a phone chat with The PUNCH.

The assurance comes barely 24 hours after the Organised Labour urged the President to consider consulting and reaching an agreement with its leadership before transmitting the bill to the National Assembly.

The workers’ union admitted that their much anticipated meeting of the National Executive Committee, which will accommodate about 300 Labour leaders, is being stalled by Tinubu’s delay to transmit the wage bill.

The last time the NLC and the TUC held a joint extraordinary National Executive Council was on June 4.

It was an emergency meeting to determine whether to continue its strike or shelve it following the agreement they reached with the government.

The President had announced in his Democracy Day broadcast that a consensus had been reached between the Federal Government and Labour on the new wage, a claim both the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress debunked.

A month after his speech, Tinubu left the camp of Labour and Nigerians waited in anxiety on what the FG was up to.

Reacting, Onanuga wondered what the rush for the transmission of the bill was all about.

While admitting that he had no knowledge of the date for submission, the presidential aide pleaded for more time.

“People should be patient,” he stated.

His appeal comes one week after he reiterated that the N250,000 wage being demanded by the workers’ union is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such demand.

Racoon:
The presidency is mad.

helinues:
Nigerians should also appeal to the Labour union to be serious and realistic for once with their proposal

helinues:
Wailing, crying, teeth gnashing, that's all what you know.The cause of the problems is non of your business. Solutions to the problem, what's your business with it.....Una opposition no even get clue about solving anything apart from blame game .Una go wail tired

Racoon:
You are always a joker on this forum. Even the most senior defenders of this wicked and evil government have long disappeared from here. Only warped fellas are still incredibly trying to defend a failed govt

Let's paint the picture again for you man. The same government asking suffering workers to be patient is the same crazy govt that is buying a presidential yatch/jet, budget billions for feeding/travelling/SUVs for greedy NASS members, #21B for VP residence, #90B for hajj.

When it comes to paying a decent minimum wage for the suffering worker, then you start rationalising. These people are really wicked. Meanwhile, all the lootocracy has never been based on contentment. Don't let parochial and ethno-religious sentiments becloud your sound sense of judgement man. Enough!

helinues:
They have subsidized Hajj, that's shouldn't be a talk again, after all, I also didn't support it. Why do you oppositions refused to talk about the unseriousness and unrealistic proposal by Labour union which is dragging the negotiations about the new minimum wage.

If there are states still paying N18k as minimum wage which this Labour couldn't do Jack about, why should they be proposing N250k again?

Racoon:

Let's paint the picture again for you man. The same government asking suffering workers to be patient is the same crazy govt that is buying a presidential yatch/jet, budget billions for feeding/travelling/SUVs for greedy NASS members, #21B for VP residence, #90B for hajj.

When it comes to paying a decent minimum wage for the suffering worker, then they start rationalising. These people are really wicked. Of all the myriads of problems on ground, the same useless drug baron and certificate forger you are defending here day and night boldly told a nation that, "changing the national anthem is my greatest concern."

Meanwhile, all the lootocracy has never been based on contentment. Don't let parochial and ethno-religious sentiments becloud your sound sense of judgement man. Enough!

helinues:
See, the situation here is not about continuation of blaming or attacking but The cause of the stalemate and the solutions

helinues:


Gosh, na why things refused to change in the country as most Nigerians only know how to blame but don't just have solutions to the problem.

Take Hajj subsidy out, private jet out, VP's house out, let's talk about states, Private sectors and labour themselves.

Which Nigeria states do you think can afford N100k minimum wage presently? A governor in one of the Nigeria states said if they shared his state GDP to each citizens, they can't get up to N2,500.

Why are the oppositions also being unrealistic and unserious with their arguments regarding the new minimum wage? How many months now have FG, Labour Union , private sectors have been having meetings with no conclusion?

Why should Labour be making negotiations with FG without involving NGF?

See, the situation here is not about continuation of blaming or attacking but The cause of the stalemate and the solutions

helinues:


Gosh, na why things refused to change in the country as most Nigerians only know how to blame but don't just have solutions to the problem. Stop painting any pictures and let's be realistic here

Take Hajj subsidy out, private jet out, VP's house out, let's talk about states, Private sectors and labour themselves.

Which Nigeria states do you think can afford N100k minimum wage presently? A governor in one of the Nigeria states said if they shared his state GDP to each citizens, they can't get up to N2,500.

Why are the oppositions also being unrealistic and unserious with their arguments regarding the new minimum wage? How many months now have FG, Labour Union , private sectors have been having meetings with no conclusion?

Why should Labour be making negotiations with FG without involving NGF?

See, the situation here is not about continuation of blaming or attacking but The cause of the stalemate and the solutions

helinues:
Nigerians should also appeal to the Labour union to be serious and realistic for once with their proposal

Racoon:
So how many solution have you proffer to the useless man on seat, how many have been implemented and have it really bettered the life of the groaning citizens and workers in Nigeria today? Are you really feeling what people are passing through in Nigeria today? You seems to be a robot.

Gadafii:
just listen to your self, we should take all these out, when they have already been paid for

Billions of naira used to renovate residential buildings for president and vice in Lagos and abuja.

Let the govt reduce cost of governance by cutting down those ridiculous allowances,imagine a senator earning "hardship allowance" monthly, this is what I expected you say, but you are just a heartless human, instead youbare defending state govts by asking how many states can pay 100k

Nigerian governors can comfortable pay 100k if they are serious, Yaya Bello stole over 80billion naira, elrufai stole more. So what exactly are you saying Mr Anus

Which Nigeria states do you think can afford N100k minimum wage presently? A governor in one of the Nigeria states said if they shared his state GDP to each citizens, they can't get up to N2,500.

helinues:


Hahaha

You are asking me how many solutions I have provided?

That question alone is just so mischievous. I make my suggestions/opinions about issue without wailing like you people .

If I can have nothing less than 80% accurate analysis on this forum, how many suggestions of mine do you think those who are in power have made use of? Go through my threads history, this no be mouth.

Now, you tell us what single suggestion you have ever made on this forum apart from wailing and blaming the government?

helinues:


Hahaha

You are asking me how many solutions I have provided?

That question alone is just so mischievous. I make my suggestions/opinions about issue without wailing like you people .

If I can have nothing less than 80% accurate analysis on this forum, how many suggestions of mine do you think those who are in power have made use of? Go through my threads history, this no be mouth.

Now, you tell us what single suggestion you have ever made on this forum apart from wailing and blaming the government?