Adams Oshiomhole, the lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District said he compelled President Bola Tinubu to pay above the national minimum wage while he served as governor of Lagos state.
Oshiomhole while speaking at a lecture organised for members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17, said he declared a massive strike to compel Tinubu as then governor of Lagos to pay above N5,000 minimum wage.
According to the governor, as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) he fought against some government policies under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
The lawmaker further urged the executive to work with his colleagues to ensure that workers have the best of what they deserve across the country.
He said, “A serious employer of labour should not pay minimum wage.
“They should pay much more. A major employer like the civil service should not pay the minimum wage, I expect that the federal government will over time adjust their minimum wage.
“When I was NLC president, we agreed that oil-producing states like Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom, Lagos and those who have a huge revenue, should pay not less than 7,000 minimum wage, same as federal.
“Interestingly, when we pursued this policy, the president was the governor of Lagos State. He showed me all the books and told me he could not afford to pay. I had to compel him then,” Oshiomhole noted.
