NLC rejects N27, 000 minimum wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27, 000 new
National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of State on
Tuesday.

Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC General Secretary, made this known to
the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, the council has no jurisdiction determining
another amount after a Tripartite Committee has submitted its
report.

“It is abysmal of government to be delaying the submission of an
Executive Bill to the National Assembly and by wrongfully adopting
N27, 000 through the council of states,” he said.

Ozo-Eson, however, said the NLC has called an emergency National
Executive Council meeting for Friday to deliberate on the deadline
given to government within which to submit an executive bill to the
National Assembly.

The NLC general scribe added that the Federal Government was
only projecting a shutdown of the economy with its latest
action.

“This is because workers should not be held responsible for any
development after its NEC meeting on Friday,’’ he said. (NAN)