Abdulsalami also advised the people of Taraba State to learn to live together in peace and harmony
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review the N30,000 minimum wage upward, stating that it is unacceptable given the current reality in Nigeria.
He made this known on Wednesday, when he spoke in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, while delivering a speech at a maiden Peace, Unity and Reconciliation Summit, organised by Taraba Independent Peace Committee.
Abdulsalami, who expressed dissatisfaction with the current worker’s pay, told the president that the amount is too small to bring about meaningful human development.
Represented by Rev Fr Atah Bakindo, the head of secretariat of Kukah Centre and National Peace Committee, the former Head of State also advised the people of Taraba State to learn to live together in peace and harmony.
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He went on to say for the state to develop or harness its resources, there must be peace within the communities that make up the state.
Abdulsalami said: “I want to plead with the Nigerian president that the N30,000 national minimum wage cannot take Nigerians anywhere. It is not acceptable anywhere in the world, and it cannot develop anybody; there is an urgent need to increase wages for the betterment of our growth.
“I want to urge the people of Taraba State to reconcile whatever kind of difference that created clashes and disunity.
“You cannot harness any development if you are not in peace and unity. You are fortunate to have the natural resources; peace and unity are the only bedrock of development,”
