Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have rejected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on new national minimum wages
TheNGblog recalls that President Tinubu in his nationwide broadcast to make Democracy Day announced the conclusion of negotiations on the new minimum wage with organised labour and the private sector.
Tinubu said an executive bill will soon be sent to the National Assembly to enshrine the new minimum wage into the Nigerian law.
However, Tinubu did not mention what was agreed upon as the new minimum wage with the organised labour.
Organized Labour said at the time negotiations ended on Friday, June 7, there was no agreement reached by the Tripartite Committee on a new national minimum wage.
The NLC acting President, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 12, Vanguard reports.
Adeyanju said anything to the contrary was not only doctored but won’t be accepted by organised labour.
TheNGblog recalls that Tinubu said his administration was not dictatorial, and that was why no one was punished when the labour called for an indefinite strike.
Tinubu said his administration chose the path of peace and cooperation despite labour shutting down the national grid during the nationwide strike on Monday, June 3.
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