Minimum Wage: Atiku Set To Pay His Workers #33,000 (Naira)

A Former Vice President of Nigeria and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has directed the implementation of 33,000 Naira minimum wage to all employees in his companies.

The directive was issued to heads of business units of companies owned by the former Vice President and was to take immediate effect.

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The Managing Director Gotel Communications, a company promoted by the former Vice President in Adamawa, his home state, said the implementation of the payment would commence after a meeting with union officials.

Muhammad El-Yakub said that the directive affected Gotel Communications and other companies owned by the former Abubakar.

He said, "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Wazirin Adamawa, has ordered the implementation of 33,000 Naira new minimum wage to workers in all of the businesses owned by him.

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"The directive is with immediate effect and will be implemented across all the businesses owned by the former Vice President."