As Nigeria marks her Democracy Day today, May
29, the Nigeria Labour Congress has called on
the Federal Government to use the occasion of
the celebration to announce the composition of
a tripartite negotiation committee on the
national minimum wage.
NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, stated this in a
statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja, ahead
of Democracy Day celebration.
Wabba, who recalled that the minimum wage
was increased to N18, 000 six years ago, noted
that the patience of workers had been over-
stretched due to the current inflation in the
country.
“We, therefore, urge the Federal Government to
use the occasion of Democracy Day to announce
the composition of a tripartite negotiation
committee as this is imperative for the
government to review the national minimum
wage,” he said.
The labour leader also frowned at the recent
coup rumour, saying labour was opposed to any
move to truncate the current democratic
dispensation.
“The NLC wishes to state in the strongest
possible tone that it is categorically opposed to
any further military adventurism in the body
politics of our nation.
“The damage military rule caused our nation is
not only in the realm of our political culture, it
deepened and virtually institutionalised
corruption in all the segments of our national
life,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has
approved a 29-member tripartite committee on a
new minimum wage being agitated for by the
workers.
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