The House of Representatives on Thursday reacted to the N30,000 New Minimum Wage proposal submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the tripartite committee. The Chairman House Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity Hon. Ezenwa Onyewuchi in a chat with News Agency of Nigeria said the National Assembly would give the New Minimum Wage Bill accelerated hearing and passage.
According to the lawmaker
”For us, we have to wait here until the president sends in the amendment bill, it will go through the rudiment of lawmaking; pass through the committees at various levels. We know how important it is; we know that the workers are desirous of a wage increase, especially the minimum wage, which for me as a committee chairman, I consider it important,” he said.
The lawmaker said although the bill would not evade the normal legislative scrutiny, he assured that it would be given an expeditious passage. And for me, we want a living wage, a wage the workers can live on.
“And essentially, I am in support of it because if you look at it on the last May Day, I was the person that moved the motion on the floor of the House on this same issue of wage increase and minimum wage adjustment.
“So, I think for me, there is need to take a second look at the minimum wage and when, it is sent to us, we will give it an expeditious passage,” he added.
