Nigerian
comedian, Francis Agoda, AKA I Go Dye, has weighed in on the ongoing minimum
wage saga between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government.
Taking to
his Instagram page to react, the comedian claimed that Nigerian workers are the
most used workers in the World as he compared Nigeria’s minimum wage to some
other countries.
He wrote:
NIGERIA WORKERS ARE THE MOST USED WORKERS
IN THE WORLD, OTHER COUNTRIES WORK PER HOUR, WHILE NIGERIAN WORKERS WORK FROM
8AM -4PM AND YET THEY ARE PAID LESS THAN $50 MONTHLY.
When
I proposed to Federal Government 2017 Logic and Reason without guns. Here we
are today still deliberating on it. Minimum wage is an Insult to our pride as a
Nation
When you evaluate what is obtainable across
other countries even in Africa or else where as minimum wage,
1. Nigeria – $38 (N18,000).
2. Algeria – $175 (N83,000).
3. Belgium – $1,738 (N810,000).
4. Cameroun – 36, 270CFA ($75) N38,000.
5. Chad – $120 (N60,000).
6. Denmark – $1,820 (N900,000).
7. Libya – $430
(N190,000).
8. Japan –
$1000 (N350,000).
9. Cote
D’ivoire -36,607CFA $72.
10. New Zealand -$3,187 (N1.4m).
11. Luxemburg – $2,500 (N1.1m).
12. Spain – $760. (N300,000).
13. Switzerland – $5,620 – N2.5m.
14. USA – $11 per hour.
What is the strength of a nation if not
it’s workforce and the youths? If Nigeria politicians receive #18,000 will they
be killing themselves to get to office? Unfortunately the youths and workers
have suffered terribly in the hands of the politicians more than ever before.
Even with the high cost of essential commodities,fuel increment and high tariff
of electricity and telecommunications services,the average Nigerian workers
have continued to be treated like begging orphans in the land of honey.
In a country when legislators, Governors,
and ex-governors Continue to receive sitting allowances even when they don’t
seat. while the Governors are entitled to security votes that is used at
discretion,they all have agreed to treat the Nigeria workers with disdain. If
the Governors cannot pay workers minimum wage as advocated by NLC let them
resign and allow those that can pay take up their job. They all continue to
collect their entitlements while the Nigerian workers are neglected to their
fate. This is the right time to address the issue. let every Nigeria with a
conscience please add their voice to this injustice that has made the lives of
many families to suffer. #Minimumwageiskilling.
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