President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that he would go beyond the signing of the Minimum Wage Act in satisfying his goal of putting smiles on the faces of Nigerian workers.
This was contained in the President’s message for the Nigerian Workers to commemorate the 2011 May Day celebration.
“I want to again assure Nigerian workers that having signed the Minimum Wage Act, I will not be slack to implement it at the Federal level and work synergistically with other tiers of government as well as the Private Sector to ensure that not only do we do right by our workers on the matter of wages, but we take every care within available resources to lift up their conditions of service and ensure that the dignity of labour is not just enhanced in Nigeria but becomes a pride because therein lies the key to the growth of Nigeria’s economy which key is (to paraphrase our National Anthem)-the labour of our workers present,” said President Jonathan.
The President noted that he desired our economy to be driven by “the production of our people and this will only happen when we make a substantial investment in the Nigerian people by way of increasing access to and the quality of education, working with the Private Sector to improve on electricity generation and distribution and motivating our workers by ensuring that the New Minimum Wage as enshrined in the Minimum Wage Act is implemented throughout the length and breadth of Nigeria.”
President Jonathan commended the Nigerian workers for contributing to the success of the just concluded elections in the country.
“I salute the Nigerian worker and organised labour and thank you for your part in making the just concluded elections a success and to let you know that you have a partner in progress in the administration that I lead,” the message said.
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