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States Must Pay N18, 000 Minimum Wage – Utomi, APBN
Director, Lagos Business School (LBS), Prof. Pat Utomi and President of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Mr Segun Ajanlekoko on Tuesday said State Governments must pay the N18,000 minimum wage.
They told newsmen in Lagos that the state governments should train people and look inward to generate funds instead of relying on statutory allocations.
Utomi said that the governors must pay the N18,000 as it was bad enough for someone to live on N18, 000 a month alone.
According to him, the state governments have to train people and use the few people to create opportunities for others to get jobs.
“I don’t think that governors are wise to say that somebody should not be paid N18,000 a month. What is N18, 000? How can anybody live on N18, 000 alone?
“Even that is bad enough and you are saying you can’t pay it. Train people well. Use a few quality people to do the job and create more opportunities for more and better jobs to be created elsewhere for the other people to get jobs.
“They can and must pay it as far as l am concern,” he said.
Ajanlekoko said that the state governments should look inward and tap their various states’ endowed resources instead of depending on the statutory allocations.
“I think it is for them to look inward. How many of them are generating fund internally? Most of the state governments rely on statutory allocations from the federation account, it cannot be.
“Each state is so well endowed that l am sure if they do their home work well and tap into that which they have, they will be able to pay that money without berthing an eye lid,” he said.
According to Ajanlekoko, the challenge before the state governments is to look where to cut cost as workers must be properly paid and happy for the state to make progress.
“It is a challenge for them now to go back and see where they can cut cost in order to meet this. The workers must be properly paid.
“If they do not have happy workers then progress cannot be achieved in their states and so it is important,” he said.
Ajanlekoko said that if the state governments rely on statutory allocations they would not be able to pay the N18, 000 minimum wage as such they should develop their various resources.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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