By Busari Kabirat
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria President, Dr Alex Nwuba, had on Monday in an interview with newsmen said, both Labour and the Federal government must be empirical and realistic about the new minimum wage as something have to be done about the issue for it to be permanently resolved.
He stated that both the government and the labour should sit on a round table to discuss and actualize the amount they would like to pay.
He said: “It’s most unfortunate the consequences to those who must wait on the gladiators. This is merely the beginning as labour has presented an unrealistic offer and the government unwilling to move beyond its proposal.
“Both parties need to be more empirical, as the number proposed by each side does not address the issues and needs of the citizens.
Another industry expert and the CEO of Centurion Aviation Security and Safety Consult, Capt. John Ojikutu, advised that the issue between the federal government and labour be solved to avoid reoccurrence in the future.
He noted that the industrial action crippled the economy and that a nation cannot grow if it continues like this.
He said: “First, suspend the strike and determine what the economy can bear in wages, conduct studies on the required cost of living adjustments, as well as the numbers to keep the economy on track and competitive,” Nigeria govt should grant N150, 000 minimum wages to workers.
Monday’s shutdown of Nigeria’s aviation sector further added to the problems the industry is grappling with, noting that if the government is serious about ending the issues of Nigerian workers, it should adopt N150,000 minimum wage.
“Nigerian Aviation has been thriving on many problems in the past ten to twelve months which those in the government are yet to get solutions to.
“They should consider the electorates first before themselves because without the electorates, they cannot be what they are.
