The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on governors who are unable to meet the new N70,000 minimum wage to resign from office.

This comes in response to the Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, who recently stated that his administration could not afford to pay the newly established national minimum wage.

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In reaction to Governor Yahaya’s statement, Benson Upah, the Head of Public Relations for the NLC, advised the governor to resign.

“He should quit if he cannot pay. He took an oath of office to uphold the law and not to break it,” Upah told Daily Post. 

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President Bola Tinubu recently signed the new Minimum Wage Act into law, officially setting the minimum wage at N70,000.

This decision followed nearly two weeks of negotiations between the President and the organized labour unions, who had initially demanded over N250,000/month minimum wage.