N18,000 minimum wage inhuman ― Kwara Accord gov candidate

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Accord party in Kwara State, Prince Ayorinde Adedoyin, has offered to pay N30,000 as the minimum wage for workers in the state, describing the N18,000 minimum wage as inhuman.

Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Sunday, Prince Adedoyin said that the 30,000 naira which is currently a bone of contention between the NLC and the Federal government does not sufficiently address the economic challenges being faced by the workers.

He urged workers and other stakeholders in the state to vote‎ for him assuring that he would pay workers the minimum wage and ensured abundant prosperity for all with his mapped out economic blueprint.

“The issue of N18,000 being paid workers as minimum wage with the current economic reality in Nigeria is inhuman considering the fact that the workers too have families and extended relations to cater for.

“When you get to the homes of most Nigerian workers, the suffering is just unbearable, while those they voted into office are living in affluence.

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“I will pay Kwara workers the proposed N30,000 minimum wage, this is not a political gimmick but a product of my economic blueprint to make Kwara State the centre of prosperity for all.

“Workers anywhere in the world are the engine room of the government, so they must be treated at least fairly. Nigerian workers according to NLC are the least paid in Africa, and this is unacceptable,’’ he said.

Adedoyin, who criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for lack of concern for the welfare of Nigerian workers, said that “The political parties currently in government ought to look inwards to satisfy the yearnings of workers rather than neglecting them.