{"id":124015,"date":"2024-07-12T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/minimum-wage-labour-can-enforce-compliance-sgf-akume"},"modified":"2024-07-12T13:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:48:59","slug":"minimum-wage-labour-can-enforce-compliance-sgf-akume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/minimum-wage-labour-can-enforce-compliance-sgf-akume","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage: Labour can enforce compliance \u2013 SGF Akume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has said the organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Akume made this statement on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a two-day pre-retirement summit organized by XEM Consulting Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Represented by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office Dr Nnamdi Mbaeri, the SGF urged organized labour not to leave the enforcement of the law to the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, as we are discussing paying a pension, I will also throw it back to labour; you have the duty to enforce the compliance of these laws; it is not just the question of complaining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should be able to come in; ensure the compliance of these laws by the relevant stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Federal Government could come up with a policy and issue circulars, adding that the onus lies on those who are monitoring the implementation to ensure that lack of compliance is sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>Akume said that whether it is minimum wage or pension, the best law that could be made is the law that can be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>The SGF said that the Federal Government has initiated a lot of reform programmes that will lift people out of poverty in the near future, but Nigerians should be patient while they materialise.<\/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. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, has said the organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. 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