FG committed to minimum wage, says SGF

Federal Government has restated its commitment to the full implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, stated this, yesterday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after he met with President Bola Tinubu.

Akume, speaking on the compliance level by the sub-nationals, applauded state governors, who had commenced the implementation of the policy, saying the issue of the new national minimum wage remained central to the administration of President Tinubu.

“The issue of the new minimum wage has always been central to the thinking of the government of President Bola Tinubu.

“They put in place a tripartite arrangement to look at all the issues, and this was properly carried out. The governors were represented. The Federal Government was represented. The organised private sector was also part of it. So, we arrived at the new minimum wage.”

He expressed satisfaction with the compliance level so far, commending states that increased wage above N70,000.

“We are very satisfied with it. And, some state governments have started implementing, others have even gone beyond 70.”

So I believe that there’s no problem with that whatsoever.

Akume appealed to other governors, who were yet to announce the minimum wage to do so and begin the payment.