The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige,
has denied saying that the federal government was reviewing the salaries of
public and civil servants.
Ngige said the increase he alluded to with State House
Correspondents in Abuja was on the remunerations and emoluments of the affected
workers, especially the civil servants.
The minister’s denial was contained in a statement signed by
Head, Public Relations at the Ministry, Mr. Olajide Oshundun.
The statement read, “The attention of the Minister of Labour
and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has been drawn to the news item that the
FG is reviewing salaries of public and civil servants which was a fall out of
his interaction with State House Correspondents after his recent audience with
Mr. President.
“The minister wishes to clarify that the increase he talked
about was on the remunerations and emoluments of the affected workers,
especially the civil servants.”
The statement said the Presidential Committee on Salaries
through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had
received recommendations for review of allowances of many Ministries,
Departments and Agencies of Government.
“Because salary
component is not being reviewed for now by the committee, it addressed the
allowances component of the requests including the peculiar allowance for
Federal Civil Servants amongst others.”
According to the ministry, in labour parlance, remuneration
or emolument is made up of salary component and earned allowance component.
“Therefore, the FG through the PCS could not have engaged on
the review of salaries without involving the workers through their unions,
represented by these two labour federation of workers in Nigeria – The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade
Union Congress of Nigeria salary review or renegotiation is part of social
dialogue and the product is usually a Collective Bargaining Agreement usually
agreed to by both parties – employers and employees.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the minister made it clear to
the press corps that it was still work in progress and that the end-product of
this review of allowances would be submitted to Mr. President for consideration
and final approval and that this was one of the Labour issues he briefed him
on, that day. It’s hoped that this rightful step which the FG had embarked upon
on compassionate grounds without any prodding or threat to strike will help to
cushion the debilitating effects of spiraling inflation especially that which
affects food and energy prices (electricity and petroleum products).
“The minister wishes to reassure that the committee is
optimistic that Mr. President will receive and consider the recommendations
before the end of the first quarter in 2023,” it said.
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