FG should accept N56,000 minimum wage – Opadokun

The Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms, Chief Ayo Opadokun, says the recent increase in fuel price should compel the Federal Government to accept the N56,000 minimum wage proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress.
Opadokun, however, said the increase in fuel price was not acceptable.
He said in order to reduce hardship in the country, an increase in the minimum wage was important.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday, the human rights activist said the country could not afford a showdown with labour unions.
Opadokun said, “The Federal Government, as a matter of urgency, should accept the minimum wage proposal by the NLC because many workers across the country can no longer afford this high cost of fuel. Many of them have not even been paid for some months now.”