Labour leaders on Saturday repeated their advice to President Muhammadu Buhari not to be misled by some governors on the new minimum wage demand by Nigerian workers.
Speaking during a working visit to Ado Ekiti, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, said there was no going back on the amount submitted to the Federal Government by labour.
He described the threat by governors that paying N30, 000 as minimum wage would result to retrenchments as mere distraction by the governors on the issue.
The Labour leader noted that labour was determined more than ever before to ensure that workers received decent pay, urging unions nationwide to remain resolute in their wage increase demands. He described the governors’ position as reckless and heartless. He said and i quote
“I consider the governors’ position as a trick that is not new to us. There is no agitation by labour that never experienced such. So, we consider their position as an afterthought.”