By Iyabo Adebisi

The oyo state government has set up a committee to review the thirty thousand naira minimum wage to meet up with present-day realities in view of the subsidy removal. 

Announcing the committee at a meeting which was convened at the instance of Governor Seyi Makinde at the Executive Chambers Governor’s  Office, Agodi secretariat, Ibadan, the governor said the team has the mandate to agree on the new wage and increase the internally generated revenue. 

On the government side are the Head of Service, Permanent  Secretary Service Matters, PS Establishment, PS finance, Accountant General, Director Service Matters and the Chairman Association of Senior Staff. 

From the organised labour side are Nigeria Labour Congresa, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, National Union of Local Government Employees NULGE, Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Joint Health Sector Union, JOHEASU, Joint Negotiating Council JNC and Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP. 

Speaking at the forum, Governor Makinde tasked the committee on new minimum wage that would move the state forward reminding the labour that the economy of the state is fragile. 

Governor Makinde who maintained that there was no trust deficit between the government and the labour in the state said his administration is poised to increase IGR to give the state leverage to do better in terms of meeting the needs of the people. 

Earlier, Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Mr Kayode Martins who led the organised labour said the review of the new wage is long overdue lamenting the hardship being experienced by Nigeria workers since fuel subsidy was halted in the last one week

Mr Martins however appealed to the federal government to tread with caution in handling the issue of subsidy removal. 

The committee has 8 weeks to carry out its duties

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