Nigerian workers have opposed the plan by the federal
government to slash their salaries.
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Ayuba Wabba, noted
that the plan was tantamount to a “mass suicide”.
Wabba regretted that the government is contemplating to
unilaterally cut the salaries of civil servants.
The labour leader described the declaration by Finance
Minister, Zainab Ahmed as extremely horrendous.
“The question is which salary is the government planning to
slash? It certainly cannot be the meager national minimum wage of N30, 000,
which right now cannot even buy a bag of rice”, he noted.
Wabba said workers are only alive by hair’s breadth, adding
that their survival is a miracle.
The NLC president advised the government to cut the
humongous remuneration and allowances pocketed by political office holders.
He stressed that workers generate revenue for the
government, and do not constitute any unnecessary cost or burden to governance.
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