* Mrs Funmi Ogun
By Emmanuel Onwusoro, Ado Ekiti
Monday September 16, 2024
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The immediate past Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Mrs. Ogun Funmilayo Theresa, popularly called OFT, has advised Governor Biodun Oyebanji against delaying the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage.
“I also want to advise that under this hardship being experienced by workers, I don’t expect any government to pay less than N70,000 minimum wage. It is even too little, but it can be a starting point, and Ekiti State shouldn’t go below that threshold recognized by the law”, OFT said.
Funmi Ogun advised in Ado Ekiti while interacting with journalists at her political headquarters called OFT House in the Ajilosun area of Ado Ekiti on Saturday.
The PDP leader said Nigerians have suffered enough, Ekiti people including under the APC government. She believed the government of Ekiti must begin the implementation without further delay.
Funmi Ogun expressed disappointment at the way the Ekiti government delayed the constitution of the minimum wage committee when some states started implementation.
The politician and former Commissioner for Works said, “I think Ekiti workers deserve the best in the implementation of the new Minimum Wage, and the best they can get is for the government to pay nothing less than what was stipulated in the law: N70,000 minimum.
“The economy has collapsed under the APC watch and the minimum wage was envisaged as part of the ways to cushion the effect on the people. Why are some governors, Governor Biodun Oyebanji inclusive still delaying action on the implementation?
“The minimum wage is just a little fraction of what the government of each state is getting from the federation as allocation and I don’t expect any delay, particularly in a state like Ekiti”, the former Commissioner stated.
Funmi Ogun further warned that the Ekiti State economy might collapse if the minimum wage is not implemented in time because the economy depends largely on civil service with little or no industrial growth.
“We can only survive when the civil servants are well paid because virtually all our industries, like Ire Brick, Ikun dairy, ROMACO, and even Ikogos, I, are in a very bad state. Or better called the state of comatose. The only flourishing business is the civil service, and nothing must be spared to make that sector vibrant and well-paid”.
She promised that the PDP would do better in terms of welfare packages for workers if returned to the government in the 2026 gubernatorial election.
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