Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has indicated that the Federal Government is considering a review of workers’ salaries, noting that the current N70,000 minimum wage no longer reflects prevailing economic realities.
Gbajabiamila made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja during a labour event organised by Working People United.
According to him, the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the Tinubu administration in 2024 represented a major milestone at the time but now requires reassessment in light of current economic conditions.
“N70,000 wage, which was a milestone in 2024, must be honestly reassessed against today’s realities,” he said.
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives assured organised labour that the government would engage workers constructively whenever discussions on a wage review begin.
“I can confirm to you that when the time comes to begin the process of reviewing the national minimum wage, this administration will approach that endeavour not as an adversary of Labour, but as a partner,” he stated.
Gbajabiamila further said President Tinubu remains committed to ensuring that workers receive fair compensation for their contributions to national development.
“President Tinubu has said time and again that the custodians of the nation’s machinery deserve a fair and commensurate wage, and as you all well know by now, this is the president who means precisely what he says and does exactly what he means,” he added.
He stressed that effective governance requires cooperation between government and citizens, describing it as a shared responsibility rather than a one-sided exercise.
“It must be said that good governance is not a performance stage by government for the benefit of a passive audience; it is a partnership between those who govern and those who are governed,” Gbajabiamila said.
