Senator Ben Murray-Bruce 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 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. 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 @Mbuhariincreases 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 @MBuharito 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 source: punch
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