President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law and has, at the same time joined other great Nigerians to mourn first class Ondo State monarch, the Olowo of Owo, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi who died on Tuesday.
The bill approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage was passed by both chambers of National Assembly before commencing on break for the 2019 gemeral elections.
The delay in signing the bill into law had instigated the workers who plead with President Buhari to apend his signature on the bill before the coming workers day on May 1.
Meanwhile, while extending heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Oba and the people of Owo in Ondo State on the death of the highly revered traditional ruler President Buhari also commiserated with the government and people of Ondo State on his demise.
The President, in a statement from the office of his spokesman, Femi Adesina, affirmed that the late royal father was recognized as an accomplished legal luminary and tutor who played an exemplary role in the training and development of lawyers in the country during his days as a teacher in the Nigeria Law School.
President Buhari said that he believes that the departed monarch will be fondly remembered and honoured for his numerous social, economic, educational, peacebuilding and community development initiatives which greatly endeared him to people in his domain and other admirers across the country.
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