Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said he is ready to pay any
amount agreed upon as a new minimum wage for workers in the State.
Lalong stated this yesterday when the State Chapter of the Nigerian
Labour Congress, NLC led a peaceful protest to the Government House in
Little Rayfield, Jos to transmit the recommendation of the Tripartite
Committee on the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
The peaceful protest which started at the Old Airport Junction in Jos
saw the unionists chanting solidarity songs displaying placards with
various inscriptions.
The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Professor Sonni Tyoden
commended them for being orderly, adding “We have all realized the fact
that there is an agreement, there is an understanding between the NLC
and the federal government and the various State Governments, what is
left is concluding the process.”
He noted his government would be the first to implement the wage once
the process is completed stressing, “If the government did not believe
that there will be a new minimum wage, it wouldn’t have committed itself
in the process.”
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, represented by the NLC National Auditor,
Simon Ancheva emphasised the protest was the last resort and the State
NLC Chairman, Jibril Banchir stated the issue is a natural cause that
needs not to be argued if the law is enacted to enable workers to start
enjoying the new minimum wage.
SOURCE: Vanguard