Chukwuma Ezediaro, a Nigerian lawyer and public affairs analyst, claimed that certain governors would find it challenging to pay workers the proposed N62,000 minimum wage since in some North-East states, governors still give some instructors a N7,000 monthly compensation.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Chukwuma Ezediaro made this disclosure during an interview with some journalists on Arise Television where he discussed the issues surrounding the new minimum wage discussion. During the interview, Chukwuma Ezediaro said, “some teachers in the North-East are still being paid N7,000 as monthly salary and I think that is criminal.”
“There is a bigger problem. The average Nigerian is not involved in the process that brings up the leaders. We are not members of political parties and we do not participate in the nomination process.” It is important to note that Chukwuma Ezediaro made this statement in reaction to some governors saying that they cannot pay the proposed N62,000 minimum wage.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>