The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) await President Bola Tinubu’s decision on the proposed ₦62,000 minimum salary.
Remember that on Friday, the Tripartite Committee raised the new minimum wage offer from N60,000 to N62,000. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, rejected the figure and stated that Labour would not accept less than.
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), claimed that Tinubu’s decision would influence Organised Labour’s next steps.
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President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to evaluate the proposal and submit a bill to the National Assembly for final approval of the new National Minimum Wage Act.
In an interview with The Nation, Ajaero claimed that Labour is willing to wait for the President to consult more before making his decision public.
He explained how the present ₦30,000 minimum wage was established, noting that a lesser value was initially proposed before being raised by the then-president before legislative approval.
Meanwhile, the Organised Labour has encouraged state governors who are unwilling to pay the N60,000 minimum wage to leave immediately.
The governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum had previously rejected the N60,000 minimum wage proposal, claiming it was too costly and could not be sustained.
They claimed that they will not pay more than the N57,000 minimum wage. On Saturday, the Organised Labour criticised state governors for refusing to meet the previously recommended ₦60,000, citing a negative impact on economically vulnerable populations.