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NLC to National Assembly: Withdraw minimum wage bill or face nationwide strike
Peaceful protests across the states took a new turn on Wednesday with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) threatening to embark on a.
NLC protests in Abuja, Kogi and Port Harcourt, yesterday
Photo: Ikechukwu Ibe, Adama John & NAN
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Thu Mar 11 2021
Peaceful protests across the states took a new turn on Wednesday with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) threatening to embark on a nationwide strike over plans to move minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent list.
NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated this while addressing hundreds of workers who stormed the National Assembly complex in Abuja to protest against the piece of legislation.
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He described as shameful, the attempt by some State Governors and members of the National Assembly to short-change the workers.
Wabba says the Bill being sponsored by Garba Datti Muhammad ( APC: Kaduna) to amend the minimum wage law must be resisted.
According to him, such an amendment will leave the Nigerian workers at the mercies of State governors whom he says will be paying workers whatever the decision.
The NLC Chairman says rather than seek to reduce the salaries of civil servants, the salaries of political officers including that of the legislators be cut down.
NLC and its affiliates on Wednesday demanded the withdrawal of a bill that would remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list.
By Bashir Bello – Kano
The Organized Labour unions of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC in Kano State on Wednesday said the National Assembly’s move to remove Minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list if granted will serve as a licence to state Governors to drag and return the country back to the era of ridiculous slave wages.
The State NLC Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir stated this when he led the Nigerian workers to the state house of assembly in compliance with to nationwide protest directive and to also seek the support of the lawmakers to kick against the move.