“Even Your Dogs Spend More Than N18,000 Monthly” – Ben-Bruce Slams Governors Over Minimum Wage

Ben Murray Bruce has lashed out at Governors
for saying they are unable to afford the N18,000
monthly minimum wage.He accused them on
wasting more than that on their dogs at
government house.He said this in a series of
tweets.
“ 1-Its unjust for a govt to
contemplate reducing workers pay of
₦18,000. What can that amount buy in
today’s Nigeria?
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 2-A worker with a family earns
less than a member of the NYSC who
earns ₦19,800. Reducing his pay is
unconscionable!
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 3-A man earning ₦18k struggles
to pay rent, feed family & pay school
fees. To reduce his pay is to punish
his family #Dontreduceminimumwage
— Ben Murray-Bruce
(@benmurraybruce) November 23,
2015
‘ 4-At Silverbird all our 1000 staff/
family earn above minimum wage
because I cant afford not to pay my
staff well #Dontreduceminimumwage
— Ben Murray-Bruce
(@benmurraybruce) November 23,
2015
‘ 5-Why cant I afford not to pay
my staff well? Because if I don’t pay
them well, I am giving them a license
to steal #Dontreduceminimumwage —
Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 6-If FG & state govts dont pay
workers well they invite workers to
steal. To end corruption we must pay
workers well
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 7-Anybody thinking of reducing
the ₦18,000 minimum wage should
himself first try and live on ₦18,000 for
a month #Dontreduceminimumwage —
Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 8-You cannot be spending more
than ₦18,000 per meal and claim that
the man who earns ₦18,000 per month
is over paid
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 9-In the last 4 years the cost of
food & fuel has gone up. Can we in
good faith make a case for reducing
workers pay?
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015
‘ 10-I know for a fact that even
dogs at Govt House cost more than
₦18k to maintain in a month. How
much more a human
#Dontreduceminimumwage — Ben
Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce)
November 23, 2015