They accused the governors of unilaterally reverting to the old salary regime (Pre-2019 Minimum Wage) recently; even after the new N30,000 minimum wage and its consequential adjustments have been agreed upon and has since become law. The issue of the minimum wage is a law that is binding on all employers of labour. They have failed to reduce their common security votes.”He added: “We demand that instead of reducing workers’ salaries, you should go and reduce your security votes. We will engage them through the table or through confrontation to protect workers at this vulnerable period“We are taking the states one after the other. “If there are such challenges from states, we will shutdown states and also look at the best approach and measures that will bring about results.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 29, 2020 17:15 UTC