Minimum wage: 'Please be patient' - Presidency pleads with Nigerians

The presidency has pleaded with Nigerians to tone down the pressure on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu saying the proposed bill on the new minimum wage will be sent to the National Assembly when it is ready.

The plea was made by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a telephone conversation with The Punch.

Earlier, the Organised Labour has urged the President to consider consulting and reaching an agreement with its leadership before transmitting the bill to the National Assembly.

The workers’ union admitted that their much anticipated meeting of the National Executive Committee, which will accommodate about 300 Labour leaders, is being stalled by Tinubu’s delay to transmit the wage bill.

Reacting, Onanuga wondered what the rush for the transmission of the bill was all about.

While admitting that he had no knowledge of the date for submission, the presidential aide pleaded for more time.

“People should be patient,” he stated.

Recall, the last joint extraordinary National Executive Council meeting between the NLC and the TUC was held on June 4.

His appeal comes one week after he reiterated that the N250,000 wage being demanded by the workers’ union is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such demand.