Labour To Reps; N30,000 Minimum Wage Offer Is Ridiculous

The organised labour on Saturday rejected the resolution of the House of Representatives seeking the upward review of the minimum wage for Nigerian workers to N30,000 from the current N18,000

The President of the Trade Union Congress, Bobboi Kaigama, said that the organised labour is demanding N56,000.

He stated that the labour unions were awaiting the executive arm of government to set up a committee to speed up the process.

The Nigerian Labour Congress on its part, commended the recommendation of the House of Representatives but said that the process to determine an approved minimum wage has started with a tripartite engagement involving the labour, the private sector and the government.

The General Secretary of the NLC, Peter Ezon, said the tripartite arrangement would recommend the minimum wage to the government and in turn take it to the National Assembly for legislation.

The NLC scribe said some state governors were struggling to pay the N18,000 minimum wage because they failed to set their priorities right.

He accused the Federal Government of delaying the process of sending the approved new minimum wage to the National Assembly.

He warned that the labour movement was losing patience with the government and might be forced to act appropriately to achieve its Demands