The Federal Government on Friday, urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to discard the December 31 ultimatum over lingering disagreement between organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage.

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking with State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The organised labour had on Thursday, given the ultimatum following Buhari’s statement that a “high powered technical committee” would be set up, to device ways to ensure that implementation of new minimum wage would not lead to an increase in the level of borrowing.

However, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, who addressed newsmen on Thursday, expressed organized labour’s reservation over President Buhari’s position, saying that setting up a technical committee could not be a condition for passing the minimum wage report to the National Assembly.

“We reject in its entirety the plan to set up another `high powered technical committee’ on the minimum wage. It is diversionary and a delay tactics,” he had stated

But Mohammed, who described the NLC as “a very patriotic union”, said he was confident the organized labour would not do anything that would embarrass the government or Nigerians.

He said: “The Nigeria Labour Congress is a very patriotic union and I am very confident that they will not do anything that will embarrass the government or do anything that is going to worsen the situation.

“Continuous engagement I think is the key, we will continue to engage them and I think they do also fully understand what the challenges are, and both parties are determined to ensure that a common ground is arriving at which will be comfortable for all.”

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/21/new-minimum-wage-fg-reacts-labours-december-31-deadline/

NLC led by Wabara and ULC led Ajaero should realize that if it took dialogue for two of them to come together after acrimonious split of NLC, then further dialogues with FG rather than strike remains the way forward on this issue of minimum wage. Shutting down economy early next year will not only weaken the economy but it will disrupt the elections.

Furthermore, like in other climes, all States of the federation cannot pay the same minimum wage. Zamfara can't pay the same as Lagos or Rivers state.

More importantly, can Federal Government impose and enforce a minimum wage on the federating units (the states) without due consultation and discussion.

Na brown envelope dem dey find

Guess this liar fully knows that the ponzi scam the govt wants to play on Labour again is backfiring?

Nobody is willing to go back to the negotiating table again after the tripartite committee have long reached a conclusion.

Everything is just going south. ASUU is still on strike. Shame!

Labour should do the needful please..no padi padi for jungle.
The faith of millions of workers depend on this increment

Till 31st dec

I don't just like Lai Mohammed, he's never truthful. he says one thing and means the exact opposite

God bless the President of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Sai Buhari, 2019 and Osinbajo, 2023

wailers over to u.......

K

Ok

Good one
I wouldn't bother coming back immediately after the holiday

1st is far sef, work don tire me for the year tf

obaataaokpaewu:
Good one
I wouldn't bother coming back immediately after the holiday

Smh

NLC is about to be scammed.

mamatayour:
Na brown envelope dem dey find

For the Christmas

NLC itself is a bigger scam than this govt sef.

Abeg pay dem their dues

quote author=festacman post=74057120]NLC led by Wabara and ULC led Ajaero should realize that if it took dialogue for two of them to come together after acrimonious split of NLC, then further dialogues with FG rather than strike remains the way forward on this issue of minimum wage. Shutting down economy early next year will not only weaken the economy but it will disrupt the elections.

Furthermore, like in other climes, all States of the federation cannot pay the same minimum wage. Zamfara can't pay the same as Lagos or Rivers state.[/quote]

So we still have sensible human being like this on Nairaland. My thinking is, Seun has used people on Nairaland for rituals or cloned their minds.Thumb up bros

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Watching. 31st December

What a country. This is pure opression. Now we can see that the gap between the leaders and the masses is so wide

Government doesn't want embarrassment but they always remember to embarrass themselves by playing politics with mere 30,000

festacman:
NLC led by Wabara and ULC led Ajaero should realize that if it took dialogue for two of them to come together after acrimonious split of NLC, then further dialogues with FG rather than strike remains the way forward on this issue of minimum wage. Shutting down economy early next year will not only weaken the economy but it will disrupt the elections.

Furthermore, like in other climes, all States of the federation cannot pay the same minimum wage. Zamfara can't pay the same as Lagos or Rivers state.

Stupid post.

Naija

Always reacting....

Deemas:

Stupid post.

Foolish comment.

Abeg make we strike jare! Shut down everywhere... ordinary 30k! They are refusing to implement...!

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