{"id":121566,"date":"2024-06-15T11:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T10:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford"},"modified":"2024-06-15T13:39:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:39:02","slug":"former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford","title":{"rendered":"Former Gov Fayemi says states should negotiate minimum wage they can afford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>In a bid to address the lingering issue of national minimum wage, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called for the decentralization of minimum wage negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi, who also served as chairman of the governor\u2019s forum, made this statement on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today program, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery governor has to deal with the issue of national minimum wage. When I was governor and chairman of the governor\u2019s forum, and I believe even till this recent negotiation, is that we should decentralise minimum wage negotiations and allow states to have their own negotiations with their own labor unions whilst the Federal Government conducts its own negotiations because the fingers are not equal,\u201d Fayemi said.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that states should be allowed to negotiate with their respective labor unions, separate from the federal government\u2019s negotiations, saying this approach, he believes, would acknowledge the diversity in states\u2019 economic conditions and capacities.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor\u2019s suggestion comes as the country grapples with the challenge of implementing a uniform national minimum wage, given the varying economic realities across states. Fayemi\u2019s advocacy for decentralized negotiations echoes the notion that \u201cthe fingers are not equal,\u201d implying that a one-size-fits-all approach may not be the most effective solution.<\/p>\n<p>This proposal has sparked debate on the feasibility and potential implications of decentralizing minimum wage negotiations. While some argue it could lead to more tailored and realistic wage agreements, others fear it may exacerbate income disparities across states.<\/p>\n<p>As the national minimum wage conundrum continues, Fayemi\u2019s suggestion adds a new dimension to the discussion, prompting a reevaluation of the current framework and its potential for reform.Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.<\/p>\n<p>As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.<\/p>\n<p>Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. In a bid to address the lingering issue of national minimum wage, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called for the decentralization of minimum wage negotiations. Fayemi, who also served as chairman of the governor\u2019s forum, made this statement on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today program, on Friday. \u201cEvery governor has to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":121565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[13771,249,254],"class_list":["post-121566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gov-fayemi-2","tag-minimum-wage","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former Gov Fayemi says states should negotiate minimum wage they can afford - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a bid to address the lingering issue of national minimum wage, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Former Gov Fayemi says states should negotiate minimum wage they can afford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a bid to address the lingering issue of national minimum wage, former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-15T10:17:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-15T12:39:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/sm_1718438673.46635.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"418\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Former Gov Fayemi says states should negotiate minimum wage they can afford\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-15T10:17:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-15T12:39:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/sm_1718438673.46635.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gov Fayemi\",\"Minimum Wage\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/former-gov-fayemi-says-states-should-negotiate-minimum-wage-they-can-afford\",\"name\":\"Former Gov Fayemi says states should negotiate minimum wage they can afford - 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