Renowned lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana says all states can afford to pay the minimum wage, when announced.
He spoke on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.
“There is no state in Nigeria today that cannot pay more than the minimum wage because the government removed fuel subsidy last year and President Tinubu told Nigerians that the money made from that policy will be used,” he said.
“Any state government or employer of labour that does not pay the national minimum wage, we have agreed this time around (our law firm and the labour unions) we are not going to allow the non-payment of wages. They will be dragged to court.
“We are going to ensure the law is complied with, including the fact that we will be paying the court to make an order, deducting what belongs to the workers monthly from the source in Abuja. We cannot go like this.”
This is sequel to the federal government’s agreement with organized labour over the payment of a new national minimum wage for workers.
This led to the suspension of the nationwide strike that paralyzed activities from top to bottom across the federation on Monday.
Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.