Fuel price increase: Increase minimum wage, Murray-Bruce tells Buhari

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has called on
President Buhari to either increase minimum
wage for workers or excuse them from paying
tax to cushion the effects of the recent fuel
price hike.

Murray-Bruce made the appeal via tweeter late
Thursday night.

“I appeal to @MBuhari to consider the immense
suffering in Nigeria and increase minimum wage
to help workers cope with increased fuel price,”
he tweeted.

“Either @Mbuhari increases the minimum wage to help workers cope with increased fuel price,”
he tweeted.

“Either @Mbuhari increases the minimum wage
to help masses cope with increased fuel price or
he should allow minimum wage earners pay no
tax.”
He justified the call for minimum wage
increase, saying the President and his cabinet,
don’t buy fuel with their money, yet earn more
than minimum wage workers who do.
He accused the government of first reneging on
its promise ₦5000 allowance to poor Nigerians
and further adding to the suffering by increasing
the fuel price.

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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce
ALREADY FG RULED OUT THE
₦5K ALLOWANCE IT PROMISED
POOR NIGERIANS. INSTEAD OF
ASSISTING THEM THE FG WANTS
TO TAKE FROM THEM VIA FUEL
PRICE.

— BEN MURRAY-BRUCE
(@BENMURRAYBRUCE) MAY 12,
2016
INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT AND
HIS CABINET, DONT BUY FUEL
WITH THEIR MONEY, YET EARN
MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE
WORKERS WHO DO!

— BEN MURRAY-BRUCE
(@BENMURRAYBRUCE) MAY 12,
2016
EITHER @MBUHARI INCREASES
THE MINIMUM WAGE TO HELP
MASSES COPE WITH INCREASED
FUEL PRICE OR HE SHOULD
ALLOW MINIMUM WAGE
EARNERS PAY NO TAX.

— BEN MURRAY-BRUCE
(@BENMURRAYBRUCE) MAY 12,
2016
I APPEAL TO @MBUHARI TO
CONSIDER THE IMMENSE
SUFFERING IN NIGERIA AND
INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE TO
HELP WORKERS COPE WITH
INCREASED FUEL PRICE.

— BEN MURRAY-BRUCE
(@BENMURRAYBRUCE) MAY 12,
2016