‘Governors who can’t pay minimum wage should resign – Ebonyi LP boss, Igiri

Uchenna Okeh, Abakaliki

The leadership of the labour Party, LP, in Ebonyi state on Wednesday, tasked governors in the 36 states of the Federation, who can’t pay the approved minimum wage, to resign.

The newly appointed transition committee chairman of labour Party, LP, Ebonyi state chapter, Mr Innocent Igiri, made this known in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi State.

Igiri, among other state excos was appointed during the state enlarged stakeholders meeting that took place at the San Diego hotel located along old Enugu road Abakaliki.

In an acceptance speech, Igiri said: “I humbly wish to accept this appointment to serve as the Chairman Labour Party Ebonyi State Transition committee.

Labour Party in Ebonyi State following the National Transition committee is now set for a journey into the new Nigeria we seek.

“I thank our state Labour Party Stakeholders, the NLC, the Obidient family and the entire Labour party faithful in Ebonyi State. Your resilience is very loud to the deaf and clear to the blind.

“We fought gallantly since 2022, and we are going nowhere because we have been pushed to the wall and there’s no other place to go than to join Mr. Peter Obi, Comr.Splendour Oko Eze, and indeed the majority of our people to continue in Labour Party for a New Nigeria beginning with a new Ebonyi State.

“Let me use this opportunity to air my voice on the issue of a new minimum wage as proposed by NLC. Let me say this; the Nigerian Governors Forum should not ridicule the suffering masses.

“People are indeed suffering. As at today, inflation rate has gone to 34%, naira to dollar is 1600,the price of premium motor spirit is between 600-1500, and you expect the minimum wage to only adjust a bit up?

“That is ridiculous! Any governor who says that he can’t pay the agreed minimum wage between the tripartite committee and the Federal Government on minimum wage should with immediate effect resign and hands off the mantle.

“Workers deserve a living wage.

Finally, I congratulate my co-transition committee members, together we shall deliver and restore the dignity of Labour Party in Ebonyi State in tandem with the plans of the National Transition Committee of our great Party. Our quest to have a party that is geared towards winning election cannot be defeated” he stated.