The Association of Local Government has raised concerns over the proposed N62, 000 minimum wage

The Association of Local Government of Nigeria has raised concerns over the proposed N62, 000 minimum wage, insisting that if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial burden.

News men reports that the Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher national minimum wage.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who handed down the admonition, hinted that the N250,000 minimum wage demanded by labour could undermine the economy, lead to mass retrenchment of workers and jeopardise the welfare of Nigerians.

However, the labour unions refuted President Bola Tinubu’s claims during his Democracy Day broadcast on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached on the new national minimum wage.