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LGA Cannot Afford Proposed 62,000 Naira – ALGON
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has said that the local government administrations cannot pay the 62,000 naira or even the 250,000 naira proposed by FG and organised labour respectively.
Aminu Muazu-Maifata, the ALGON National President, made the statement on Channels TV Business Morning segment of Sunrise Daily breakfast programme on Thursday.
He said with the present allocation from the Federal Accounts, no local government administration can pay workers the N62,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government let alone the N250,000 demand of the Organised Labour.
ALGON national president said some local governments have not started paying their workers N30,000 which was approved as minimum wage in 2019.
He said in many local councils, workers are still being paid the N18,000. He said an affordable minimum wage should be set and not something unsustainable.
