Goodluck Jonathan: I have kept My Promise On The Minimum Wage

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Dear friends, fellow Nigerians,

Earlier this week, I presided over the meeting of the National Council of State, where I briefed my predecessors and governors of the thirty-six States on my desire to set a bench mark minimum wage of 18,000 Naira as the new Nigerian minimum wage. My predecessors and the governors who were in attendance saw wisdom with me and agreed with government's plans and as such, I will forward a bill on the National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly as soon as is practicable.



By this gesture, Nigerians should know that I and the administration I lead feel their pains. Of course I could have unilaterally set a National Minimum wage and sent the bill to the National Assembly or increase the wages of the Federal workers from the current 17,100 Naira by adding 900 Naira to make it 18,000 Naira. But I am aware that there are others in government with me at the Federal level and at the state level and that we must work together to build real consensus that takes the whole nation into consideration not just a section.

We also have to take the Private Sector into consideration.  Even though some of my predecessors are Presidential aspirants with some on a different platform from my party as are some of the governors, we were able to build a consensus that aims to move the nation forward.

I as President am a bridge builder and I will always strive to include not exclude.

- GEJ
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