{"id":1971,"date":"2019-01-08T17:39:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2019-01-08T17:39:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T17:39:53","slug":"i-have-no-problem-with-30000-minimum-wage-gov-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/i-have-no-problem-with-30000-minimum-wage-gov-bello","title":{"rendered":"I have no problem with 30,000 minimum wage \u2013 Gov. Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has pledged to support the N30,000 minimum wage demand by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).<\/p>\n<p>He said that his administration has always given priority to the welfare of workers in the state since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He said this during a meeting with officials and members of the state Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday in Minna.<\/p>\n<p>The NLC delegation was at the government house to register their protest against the delay in the transmission of the National Minimum Wage to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Bello expressed his administration\u2019s readiness to comply with the demand of NLC as soon it was implemented by the Federal government.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, there is need to look into workers welfare in order to improve their standard of living and service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am 100 per cent in support of the need to look at whatever is happening on how to improve the life and standard of living of our people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no problem with the implementation of the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to our workers, as I believe this matter will soon be put to rest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe welfare of our workers is something we have to look into properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bello said that as part of efforts to improve workers welfare, government had released N30 billion for the payment of pension and death gratuity.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that President Muhammadu Buhari was concerned about the welfare of civil servants in the country and had made provision for the N30,000 minimum wage in the 2019 budget.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Mr Idris Ndako, the NLC Chairman in Niger, called for the urgent implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>He described civil servants as partners in progress and machineries that drive the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_code\">The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Benson Upah, who represented NLC President Ayuba Wabba, led the protest to the government house.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has pledged to support the N30,000 minimum wage demand by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). 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