Onanuga buttressed his position with the fact that most state governors are currently struggling to pay the present minimum wage
By Kehinde Okeowo
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said payment of N100,000 as new minimum wage is not feasible, saying the government will struggle to meet such obligation.
He made this known on Monday while featuring on a programme on Arise Television.
According to him, both the federal and the state governments would be unable to pay their employees’ salaries if N100,000 or more was eventually approved as the new minimum wage in the country.
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He buttressed his position with the fact that most state governors were even currently struggling to pay the present minimum wage, saying the country’s current financial position makes payment of such an amount difficult.
Speaking during the interview, Onanuga said, “Let me tell you, the last time it was done under President Buhari when the wage was increased to N30,000 per month, till today, 26 state governments could not pay it, out of 36, Only 10 are paying.
“The rest have not paid the whole rate or maybe they’ve just improved a bit. But mostly, according to the people who have monitored it, 26 state governments are unable to comply.
“Whatever the government wants to do now, even if we increase wages to 100,000 naira, will the Federal Government be able to pay?”
