- News Investigators/ The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue Council, has urged the state government to hasten up processes for the implementation of the N70,000 new national minimum wage for the workers.
The body made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of the union’s congress held on Wednesday in Makurdi and signed by Benue NUJ Caretaker Chairman, Vincent Nyiyongu, and the Caretaker Secretary, Terhemen Ater.
The men of the pen profession said that the implementation of the new minimum wage would help cushion the hardship being experienced by Nigerians, particularly civil servants.
The NUJ also urged the state government to approve weigh-in allowances for all categories of workers that were due for it.
The NUJ expressed confidence that Alia, who has proven to feel the pulse of the Benue workers through prompt payment of salaries, would eventually agree to pay the N70,000.
The union appreciated both the federal and state governments for the release of palliatives to the people as a step toward cushioning the negative effect arising from the removal of fuel subsidy and called for sustenance of such gestures.
It further commended the present administration for its support to ensure the return of peace to the state council of NUJ and called for its sustenance.
The union applauded the Caretaker/Credentials Committee for their tireless efforts aimed at ensuring a free, fair, and credible election to usher in new executives on November 16.
It decried the rising crime wave in some parts of Makurdi, where it alleged that hoodlums now operate freely in the day light.
The union challenged security agencies to improve on their intelligence gathering mechanisms to tame the crime tide.
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