Former Nigerian military leader, Abdulsalami Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to review the N30,000 minimum wage, saying it can no longer take Nigerians anywhere.
Abdulsalami made the call Wednesday during a speech he delivered at the maiden Peace, Unity and Reconciliation Summit organised by Taraba Independent Peace Committee in Jalingo.
Stating that the current minimum wage is “unacceptable”, the former Head of State said there is an urgent need to increase it to engender human development.
Abdulsalami, who was represented by Rev Fr Atah Bakindo, the head of secretariat of Kukah Centre and National Peace Committee, 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.”
He added, “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.”