Former Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has condemned the present N30,000 minimum wage being paid by the federal government of Nigeria.
The serving senator described the current minimum wage as “criminal” adding that his cleaner receives N60,000 monthly.
Oshimhole made the comment during ChannelsTV’s Sunday Politics, where he pointed out that the current minimum wage was not enough for workers.
“What we call minimum wage is a criminal wage,” Oshiomhole declared. “I can tell you what I have decided to pay my cleaner. My cleaner is just a primary school [certificate holder] – I’m not sure she even has a school leaving certificate. But she’s knowledgeable enough to clean the house.
“I found myself unable to pay her less than N60,000 – in fact, N60,000. It’s about my conscience. I’m trying to imagine what she has to pay for a house. She told me she has four children.
“I’m trying to imagine how she has to look after those children, and I cannot question why she should have four children,” the former NLC president said.
