From Fred Itua, Abuja
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has urged members of the newly formed national minimum wage committee to expedite actions to meet the deadline of April to come up with a new wage structure for Nigerian workers.
The Minister made the call to action after the official inauguration of the tripartite committee by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja.
The committee, with members representing the federal and state governments, the private sector, and organized labour, has been tasked by the government to the monumental task in front of them.
Recognising the importance of the body, President Tinubu implored all committee members to embrace their new duties with utmost gravity, directing them to engage in extensive consultations with relevant social actors during their deliberations.
Onyejeocha who is one of the presentatives of the federal government of the committee with its membership cutting across federal, and state governments, the private sector, and organised labourlabour, said there must be delebrate effort to beat the April 1st deadline.
She said: “Everything we are going to do must end before 1st of April. So, there is no delay because is something that is backed by the law and we must obey the law.
“Of course, we are hopeful that we are going to speed up the process because all us know what the issues are. Nobody is new in this, we have been talking about this since last year. So I am confident that we are going to deliver based on speed and the expectations of Nigerians.”