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Wadada Wants N150, 000 Minimum Wage For Nigerian Workers
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Sen Ahmed Aliyu Wadada representing Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone at the Senate has called on the President Bola Tinubu’s administration to approve not less than N150, 000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
Wadada made the call in an interview with newsmen in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state on Tuesday.
According to Wadada, the current realities of the Nigerian economy informed his decision to propose the figure which is said will go a long way in alleviating the hardships faced by the workers.
“I have expressed my opinion in the past on the issue and I am going to reiterate it here. For me as a person, the minimum a worker should earn is N150, 000 looking at the realities of today,” he said.
He opined that he and other lawmakers were willing to making sacrifices in terms of reduction of their remunerations and allowances just to ensure Nigerian workers earn decent monthly salaries.
Wadada who expressed confidence in the administration of President Bola Tinubu described it as an open, transparent and a listening government that will come up with a figure acceptable to workers.
“At worst it should be higher than what the government is currently offering. Much is got to be done by the government,” he said.
He further praised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for it’s well articulated and disseminated policies to the citizenry.
“You all know that communication between the government and the governed is key to governance because that is the only way the citizens will know rightly or wrongly the direction of the government.
For that we give kudos. Also President Tinubu was quick to put up his cabinet which was not experience in the government before his. Having done that within the quickest he could, we should also give kudos,” he said.
Wadada also lauded President Bola Tinubu’s administration for truly, genuinely and committed in fighting corruption.
“The administration has also achieved some strides in the aspect of infrastructure.
“Among other projects, we are aware of the coastal highway from Lagos to Calabar which will be a turning point to the economic development of Nigeria. So far we commend his administration,” he said.
He then congratulated the Muslim faithfuls in the senatorial Zone, state and country at large for the privilege to celebrate 2024 Eid-El-Kabir festival and described the celebratory period as also a period of sober reflection on their spiritual lives.
“Our spiritual life cannot be complete if we do not have the fear of God in all our dealings. Once you have the fear of God you will be better guided and your excesses will be reduced to the barest minimum.
“Everything begins and ends with the fear of God. The greatest veritable instrument in getting whatever we want is the fear of God. So I want Nigerians to reflect on that this period,” he added.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s family residence in Kogi was reportedy invaded by gunmen around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, leaving damaged windows but no injuries.
The incident happened at her hometown residence in Obeiba-Ihima, located in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Sources familiar with the event said the attackers arrived around 1:00 a.m. Armed with cutlasses and guns, they damaged parts of the building, smashing windows and causing panic in the area. At least three men were involved in the attack.
Senator Natasha’s Chief Security Officer, Yakubu Ovanja, quickly informed the appropriate security agencies.
In response, officers from the Okehi Police Division rushed to the scene.
Although nobody was hurt and no suspects have been arrested yet, security officials recorded the extent of the damage and launched a preliminary investigation.
The reason behind the attack is still unknown, and as of now, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan has not released any official statement. She represents Kogi Central in the Senate and is known as a vocal figure in Nigerian politics.
According to Zagazola Makama, police are still trying to figure out what motivated the attackers and are working to find those responsible.
The communities came under simultaneous attacks just a day after the killing of 11 persons at Otobi Community also in Otukpo LGA.
Benue has in the past decade experienced incessant attacks.
Suspected herdsmen have again stepped up violent attacks as no fewer than three communities in the Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State were attacked on Wednesday.
The communities affected during the fresh attacks include Emichi, Odudaje, and Okpamaju all in Otukpo where five persons were killed in February. The communities came under simultaneous attacks just a day after the killing of 11 persons at Otobi Community also in Otukpo LGA.
Local sources confirm that several people may have been feared dead again in the fresh attack.
Wednesday’s attack came hours after Governor Hyacinth Alia confirmed the arrest of three suspected herders in connection with the invasion of Otobi village on Tuesday night.
When contacted, Otukpo LGA Chairman, Maxwell Ogiri, confirmed the attack on the three communities, saying that the attackers stormed the communities at the time when the Commissioner of Police was still at the Ochidoma Palace over the previous day’s attack on Otobi.
He added that three people sustained injury in the attacks on the three communities, leading to women and children abandoning the communities for fear of being killed.
“Only young men were in the communities when the attackers arrived. The prompt response from combined security operatives made the attackers flee and none of them were arrested,” Ogiri stated.
The police spokesperson in the state, Sewuese Anene, was yet to confirm details of the attacks on the three communities.
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