In the interest of fairness and patriotism, the governors of various states of the Federation should adhere to the Federal government directives, on the new minimum wage.
The Federal Government has announced that the new law on workers' remuneration must be obeyed. The Federal Government also said that it would commence the payment of the N18,000 minimum wage this week.
The Minister of Labour, Chief Emeka Wogu, said this on Monday during a visit to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja.
Wogu said the implementation of the new wage regime would not create a problem for the Federal Government, which he said had successfully implemented a minimum wage of N17,000 before the passage of the new law. He added that the Federal Government might meet with the governors to resolve the controversy that the new law had stirred, stressing that the law was an Act of Parliament which must be implemented to the letter.
The NLC and the Trade Union Congress last week gave the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to either implement the new wage regime or face a nationwide strike.