Oyo, Delta, Gombe, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states have supported a bill seeking to decentralise the negotiation on the minimum wage in the country.
Officials of the states says centralized minimum wage negotiation negated the principle of true federalism.
But state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, expressed anger over the bill, saying it was against interests of workers.
Recall that the bill seeking to remove the negotiation on minimum wage from the exclusive list to the concurrent list passed the second reading in the House of Representatives.
According to the sponsor, Garba Datti Mohammed the bill is to allow both the federal and state governments to freely negotiate minimum wage with their workers in line with our federalism.
During the debate at plenary, Mohammed states that Many states have not been able to implement the national minimum wage because it was imposed on them from Abuja.
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the state was in support of the bill.
