The Nigeria Labour Congress
(NLC), says it would ensure that the new minimum wage of N30,000 be implemented
by all state governors.
Ayuba Wabba, president of the
NLC, who said this on Wednesday at the launch of Oyo state pensioners’ house in
Ibadan, described leaders of government across all tiers as “enemies of the
workers.”
The president of the congress was
represented by Waheed Olojede, the state NLC chairman, at the ceremony that had
the national officers of the congress; including Abel Afolyan, the national
president of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), in attendance.
“We thank God that the struggle
for a new wage which began in 2011, was finally laid to rest with the assent of
President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday. The assent has made it a law,
therefore making it incumbent on all employers of labour to pay every Nigerian
worker N30, 000 as minimum wage,” he said.
“Unfortunately, leaders of
governments at all tiers are enemies of workers. They never at anytime want to
succumb to the provision of the law, when it comes to the right and welfare of
the workers. But having secured N30,000, we will make sure all governors
implement it 100 per cent.
“The process has the inclusion
and full participation of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. We will go ahead in
prosecuting 100 per cent of the new pay to the Nigerian workers.”
President Muhammadu Buhari had on
April 18, signed the national minimum wage bill into law.
The senate passed the bill on
March 19, approving N30,000 as the new national minimum wage. The house of
representatives had earlier passed the bill.
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