According to The Punch, The National Assembly has delayed the transmission of the minimum wage bill and is expected to send it to President Bola Tinubu by Monday.
The bill, which underwent second and third readings in both legislative chambers of the National Assembly shortly after being transmitted by the President, was approved separately by the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Although the National Assembly had initially stated it would transmit the bill on Thursday, it has not yet been sent to the presidency for assent.
Speaking to The Punch on Saturday, the Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters, Senator Abdullahi Gumel, confirmed that the bill had not been transmitted as earlier planned.
He said, “Yes, we delayed the transmission of the Minimum Wage bill because the money bills; the N6.2tn 2024 Appropriation bill (Amended), and the Finance bill were not ready.
“The Appropriation committees still had one or two things to tidy up on the money bills, so they were no point transmitting the Minimum Wage bills without sending the bills that will cater to the money required to pay the minimum wage.”
Senator Gumel further noted that the leadership of the National Assembly intended to personally deliver the bills to the president.
He added, “Also, the leadership wants to take the bills to the president themselves, so they’d take it to him either this weekend or by Monday.”
