Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has berated the reported proposal of N100,000 minimum wage by state governors, saying the amount is inadequate for the needs of Nigerian workers.
The comments were made in a statement posted on Sowore’s official page.
Sowore argued that the proposed wage is below the cost of living in the country and would not be enough for workers with increasing expenses, the statement said.
“Barely hours after we made a proposal for a living wage for Nigerian workers, the governors have responded with their own proposal of a N100,000 minimum wage.
These governors know very well that no worker can live decently on ₦100,000 per month in Nigeria today. With that amount, one can hardly afford a bag of rice, not to mention housing, transportation, health care, education, utilities and other basic necessities.
They know what a struggle working people have, yet they pay them poverty wages and live high off the public dole.
“A minimum wage should ensure dignity, not eternal suffering,” the statement read.
