Apparently alarmed by the silence of the Nigerian Government towards the proposed new minimum wage being demanded by organized labour in the country, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Federal Government that the patience of organized labour in the country was wearing thin.
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In a statement issued on Sunday, the NLC described the Federal Government’s silence on the N30,000 minimum wage proposal as provocative, saying the President ought to have sent a draft bill regarding the new wages to the National Assembly by this time.
Organised labour said it would not wait till eternity for the government on the issue as the report of the minimum wage committee was submitted weeks ago.
The General Secretary of the NLC, Mr. Peter Ozo-Eson, reiterated that labour members were starting to become restless with the way the matter was being handled by the government saying they might have to call a meeting to review government’s current position and take action on it if the government refuses to act on time.
Ozo-Eson said;
“The latest about the issue of the minimum wage is clear. We expect that since the Presidency had already received our report, the President should have drafted an executive bill to the National Assembly on it so that they can begin to legislate on it.
That has not been done even though we expect that it should have been done already. We cannot continue to wait forever.
The next step as I said is for the President to transmit a draft bill to the National Assembly. The FG’s delay on the issue is provocative, our members are becoming restless and the FG must act fast on our report.
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If the delay continues, our next step will be made public after we meet again to review the steps taken so far.”