Chuks Akunna, Executive Director of Authority Newspaper, laughed at President Bola Tinubu’s order to the finance minister to set a reasonable minimum wage in an interview with AIT. The president’s appeal for a reasonable minimum wage, according to Akunna, is hilarious, suggesting that he was unaware of the problem until recently.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Chuks Akunna argued that those accusing labour unions of being insensitive are actually the ones being insensitive, suggesting that the government has been neglecting the welfare of workers.
According to him, “When I saw the news of Tinubu ordering the finance minister (Wale Edun) to come up with a realistic minimum wage, I chuckled. Was Tinubu on the moon when all these things were going on? Like Iyobosa said, those who are accusing Labour of being insensitive are the ones who are really insensitive because we are not.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>