The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in Oyo State in the last general elections, Popoola Olukayode Joshua, has urged the Federal Government and 36 state governments to urgently look into the need for palliatives to ameliorate and cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.
Joshua, in a statement yesterday, also urged President Bola Tinubu to, without delay, accede to the proposed minimum wage review by the organised Labour.
According to him, the improved livelihood for Nigerians is sacrosanct and must remain a top priority of Tinubu’s administration. He said it was worrisome that ordinary Nigerians, including low-income earners, are struggling with harsh economic realities with about 120 million citizens living in poverty.
The former Director of Highways at the Federal Ministry of Works, therefore, enjoined the organised labour and private sector stakeholders to cooperate and dialogue with the government to work out a befitting wage for workers.
