Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be allowed to determine their workers’ wages, saying among others, that it is not only dictatorial but against the concept of the minimum wage.
NLC, in a statement, warned the state governors against further inflammatory statements concerning the minimum wage to avoid provoking industrial unrest.
In the statement by Mr Benson Upah, NLC’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Labour contended that it may no longer be able to withstand the pressure for industrial action should the minimum wage issue continue to be prolonged.
NLC urged President Bola Tinubu who had promised a living wage not to allow himself to be blackmailed or boxed into a corner by unpatriotic governors.
Recall that the Southern governors had a few days ago asked that the governors should be allowed to negotiate what each state can pay.
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