The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu needs to engage in more consultation with other stakeholders on the new minimum wage before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) can deliberate on it.
According to Mohammed Idris, the President has studied the report submitted by the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage and would consult further before a final submission on a new national minimum wage to the National Assembly.
The minister stated thus:
“I want to inform Nigerians here that the Federal Executive Council deliberated on the report of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage
“The decision is that because the new national minimum wage is not just that of the Federal Government. It is an issue that involves the Federal Government, the state governments, local governments, the organised private sector, and of course, including the organised labour.
“That memo was stepped down to enable Mr. President to consult further, especially with the state governors and the organised private sector, before he makes a presentation of an executive bill to the National Assembly.”