Mr. Peter Obi, the Vice Presidential candidate of PDP has joined the debate on national minimum wage and submitted the need for states to determine what they pay their workers based on their realities.

“Minimum wage doesn’t have to be universal,” he said on Politics Today, a programme of ChannelsTV.
“I don’t believe that somebody in Lagos should earn the same thing as somebody who is in, maybe, Anambra State or somebody in Maiduguri.”

He, however, stressed that it was important to have a federal minimum wage which is the product of proper talks with labour.

If elected, Obi who is the running mate of Atiku Abubakar for the forthcoming Presidential election said: “We will sit down with labour to find a constructive and acceptable decision”.

His views on the matter are not new.

During his tenure as governor of Anambra State, he had expressed them.

“I argued that every state is not the same. I said every state is not the same; every state won’t pay the same,” he said.

What is ideal for him is that: “There has to be a federal minimum, then each state, working within this minimum, can decide where they should go. That is what is obtainable all over the world”.

Asked what amount he thinks should be a minimum, he stressed that it would be determined at a meeting with labour, if his party wins the election.

“I can tell you this – you know what we are saying here – I am sure we will be able to come out with what is acceptable because I know we will sit down and discuss this constructively with the labour.”

Mr Obi, who condemned the Federal Government’s borrowing plan, argued that the amount spent on infrastructure did not correspond with the level of borrowing.

He rubbished claims that the PDP’s campaign was not working, insisting that such claims were part of efforts to divert attention from the real issues.

“The issue in this campaign is about millions of unemployment campaign,” he said, adding, “We have millions of Nigerians who don’t know where the next meal will come from”.

Citing the ongoing ASUU strike, which has grounded academic activities in universities, adequate attention was not being paid to critical issues in the country.

The Nigerian civil service is considered bloated and inefficient by many, but Mr Obi is confident that an administration led by him and Atiku can turn it around without much trouble.

“You can make it work; you can make it to be productive,” he said of the civil service.

“There is nothing about being overbloated. Yes, there might be issues but you can make it work. You can decide to make every worker, every employee to be productive.”

Ngozi14:


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Ngozi14:
and u are what?

Jonathan:

Go and ask from your father at home

Jonathan:

Peter obi is a fool

mbaboy:
From your response I know you didn't read this article to the end and people like you are the reason why Buhari said Nigerian youths are lazy.

Jonathan:

Peter obi is a fool

neezar:

you will know a certified zombie by their comments

This is the 2nd day of the year.....It's never too late to acquire sense

orion7:
obviously you didn't read the post. You just rushed here yo call someone that isn't even aware of your very existence a fool.







it's a new year. those mumu things of 2018 nor suppose crossover

mbaboy:
From your response I know you didn't read this article to the end and people like you are the reason why Buhari said Nigerian youths are lazy.

Jonathan:
Peter obi a foolish bastard. Kiss the dust ! And stop foaming in the mouth

orion7:
obi actually made sense.


If kano pays 40k. adamawa may not be able to even pay 20k.

we need competition economically useless states should be scrapped

Shuku0kukobambi:
I was amused when i heard it.

I thought PDP was all about town that APC wasn't signing the salary increase when what Obi is suggesting here is the same reason why we have the current impasse. Some Governors are ready to pay 30k with the FG while some can't even pay beyond 18k forcing the NGF to arrive at a compromise figure of 22.5k which the NLC has rejected.

The truth however is that until we arrive at variable minimum wage, we will keep having these issues

orion7:
be here hawking tribalism





obi is greater than your ancestors and future generations. dead or alive

dunkem21:


If you say Peter Obi is very very right, you wouldn't need all these grammar.

Jonathan:

You’re fast to play the tribe card . Very typical

Shuku0kukobambi:


I hope you're not one of those who have been running amok because PMB hasn't signed the 30k into law because that's exactly what Peter Obi would have done too if he was the one there now based on his interview on channels yesterday?

Shuku0kukobambi:
I was amused when i heard it.

I thought PDP was all about town that APC wasn't signing the salary increase when what Obi is suggesting here is the same reason why we have the current impasse. Some Governors are ready to pay 30k with the FG while some can't even pay beyond 18k forcing the NGF to arrive at a compromise figure of 22.5k which the NLC has rejected.

The truth however is that until we arrive at variable minimum wage, we will keep having these issues

orion7:
I quoted Jonathan. janadull is here replying me





las las na you go tire.

Shuku0kukobambi:


You know you are born to just lick a$$ without thinking while i analyze issues

This is the exact same reason why PMB hasn't signed the 30k into law because Lagos and the FG will be able to pay but what about the other states? yet you've almost run mad abusing PMB on the matter. Now that Obi said it, it suddenly sounds good

orion7:
I understand what minimum wage is.

I have not critised buhari in that regard

regardless he should get ready. daura beckons

dunkem21:


It is not the same thing. Obi said that they will sit with labour to discuss issues and get a benchmark.. Then states can pay what they can following the benchmark.

PMB should learn from Obi.

orion7:
I understand what minimum wage is.




I have not critised buhari in that regard

regardless he should get ready. daura beckons

tuniski:

At what point is pdp about town on this wage Matter? PDP is a very matured party and knows the limit of opposition.

Shuku0kukobambi:


NLC said they won't take less than 30K while Governors say they can't pay more than 22.5K so what benchmark will he get NLC to agree to?