Issues · Social
Supported the ₦70,000 minimum-wage rise in 2024. Argues consequential adjustments across the civil-service grade levels need to follow promptly to avoid wage-compression at upper grades.
In Abubakar's words“A minimum wage that loses value year on year is no minimum wage at all.”
2024 labour-day statement.
Policy position
Maintain ₦70,000 floor; implement consequential adjustments at civil-service grades 7–17 in the first fiscal cycle of a new administration. Pair with cost-of-living-indexed annual reviews so the wage doesn't erode.
