If the Government can carry out the N17trillion Lagos-Calabar highway project then they can pay minimum wage – Sule Lamido

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has asserted that Nigeria is wealthy enough to afford any new national minimum wage. He highlighted that if the government can allocate around N17 trillion for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway without National Assembly approval it can certainly meet any minimum wage demand.

Organized labor rejected the government’s proposed N62,000 minimum wage, having initially demanded N494,000 before lowering their request to N250,000. However, state governors stated they cannot afford the N62,000 proposed by the Federal Government.

Reacting, Lamido while appearing on Channels Television, said: “Nigeria is very rich with resources and can overcome any problem and pay any amount we feel is responsible for Nigerians.

“If the government can embark on an N17 trillion project that is not in the budget, not advertised, not tendered for, or did not go through due process, it means that Nigeria got the money.

“How can a government execute a budget of N17 trillion without a budget or passing through the National Assembly, it means the money is there; there is money in Nigeria.

“If they can carry out such a project then they can pay any minimum wage.”