The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has maintained that it’s not going back on its demand for N250,000 as the new minimum wage.
The president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero disclosed this to the press on Thursday, July 11, after organised labour including the Trade Union Congress TUC) met with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential Villa on Thursday.
Interestingly, while Tinubu’s led federal government and Organised Private Sector (OPS) agreed on N62,000, labour is insisting on N250,000.
However, President Tinubu had said he needed time to consult with other stakeholders before sending the bill for the new minimum wage to National Assembly.
But speaking with State House correspondents after he and other labour leaders met with President Tinubu for over an hour, on Thursday, Ajaero said labour leaders went for discussion, not negotiation, Daily Trust reported.
Speaking further, NLC president Ajaero noted that the meeting with Tinubu and tripartite committee on new minimum wage would continue next week.
Buttressing his point, Ajaero noted that labour leaders would go back to the people and return to the presidential villa.
Also, Trade Union Congress (TUC) president, Festus Osifo, said they discussed, and after explaining their position, the president also made his remarks.
He did not disclose details of the discussions of the meeting.
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