Workers at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, have criticised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over his recent call for a nationwide N100,000 minimum wage, describing the move as "eye service" (publicity stunt) while hundreds of workers in the state-owned university say they are yet to benefit from the current N70,000 national minimum wage.
The workers, mostly hostel porters, told SaharaReporters that many of them still earn between N30,000 and N37,000 monthly despite putting in years of service at the institution.
They accused the governor of making public pronouncements about workers' welfare while ignoring the plight of low-paid employees under his administration.
"It is difficult to understand why the governor is advocating a N100,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers when many of us working in a state-owned university are still being paid N30,000 or N37,000 every month," one of the workers told SaharaReporters.
"Before talking about N100,000, let the Kwara State Government first implement the existing N70,000 minimum wage for all categories of workers under its control. What we are seeing is mere ‘eye service.’"
