Omokri to Government Workers: you will jump from frying pan to fire, if providers of goods and services like Indomie, Petrol Stations pay their staff minimum of N494,000

Popular social media commentator, Reno Omokri, says If the Federal Government accepts ?494,000 as the new minimum wage being proposed by the Organized Labour and producers of goods and services, like Dangote, Indomie, Nestle, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Glo and petrol stations, pay their staff such amount, public sector workers will be jumping from frying pan to fire.

Reno, who made the declaration on his X handle this afternoon while reacting to the enforcement of the strike by NLC and TUC, said Nigeria's production capacity does not also increase times sixteen, which N494,000 amounts to, when compared to the current minimum wage of N30,000.

He stated: “N494,000 is more than sixteen times the current minimum wage of ?30,000. If the Federal Government accepts that as the new minimum wage, and Nigeria's production capacity does not also increase times sixteen, it will lead to the mother of all inflation that will destroy the Nigerian economy and turn us into Zimbabwe and Venezuela.

“If producers of goods and services, like Dangote, Indomie, Nestle, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Glo, petrol stations, etc, have to pay their staff a minimum of ?494,000, what do you think they will charge for their products? You, as a worker, will be jumping from frying pan to fire! Joel Ajaero and his gang are not economists, and worse still, they are supporters of Peter Obi.

“They endorsed him during the election. They campaigned for him. They defended him. Please assume I am a liar and fact-check me. They are fighting a proxy war for Peter Obi. Obviously, the 2027 election is affecting their direction. They do not have an economic agenda.

“They have a political objective. If the Federal Government should give in to their outrageous demands, it is you who will suffer. Ajaeeo is not poor.

“He has money. He travels abroad in style. He can relocate his family. It is you and your family that will bear the brunt of this politician in labour union clothes.”

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