As Nigeria marks her Democracy Day today, May 29, the Nigeria Labour
Congress has called on the Federal Government to use the occasion of the
celebration to announce the composition of a tripartite negotiation
committee on the national minimum wage.
NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja, ahead of Democracy Day celebration.
Wabba, who recalled that the minimum wage was increased to N18, 000
six years ago, noted that the patience of workers had been
over-stretched due to the current inflation in the country.
“We, therefore, urge the Federal Government to use the occasion of
Democracy Day to announce the composition of a tripartite negotiation
committee as this is imperative for the government to review the
national minimum wage,” he said.
The labour leader also frowned at the recent coup rumour, saying
labour was opposed to any move to truncate the current democratic
dispensation.
“The NLC wishes to state in the strongest possible tone that it is
categorically opposed to any further military adventurism in the body
politics of our nation.
“The damage military rule caused our nation is not only in the realm
of our political culture, it deepened and virtually institutionalised
corruption in all the segments of our national life,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has approved a 29-member tripartite
committee on a new minimum wage being agitated for by the workers.
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