REVEALED: Only way Nigerian states can pay minimum wage

  • Biodun Oyebanji has said that governors are not against approval of a living wage for Nigerian workers
  • Governor Oyebanji noted that what Nigerian governors are clamouring for is fiscal federalism that would culminate in the ability of individual states to pay
  • The Ekiti governor stated that it is incumbent on individual states to determine what they can afford

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Ado Ekiti – Ekiti state – Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti, has said only an increased allocation can enable state governments to pay the new minimum wage.