N70,000 minimum wage: We’ll continue to fight for your rights – NLC assures workers

Following their agreement with the Nigeria Government on minimum wage, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday convened an emergency meeting.

DAILY POST reported that the NLC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa where both parties agreed to have N70,000 as the new minimum wage.

However, during their emergency meeting on Friday, the NLC said it demanded full and strict compliance to the new national minimum wage from both the national and subnational governments.

NLC further commended and applauded the doggedness of the leadership of the Congress on the courage and forthrightness with which they fought for the new minimum wage.

“NEC-in-session concluded that this decision, though challenging and far from our initial demand, was made in the spirit of solidarity and sacrifice for Nigerian masses to avert a threatened further hike in the price of Petrol which would inflict more hardship on the already suffering masses,” a statement signed by Joseph Ajaero, its President, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and Treasurer, Ambali Olatunji, said.

“Once again, NEC-in-session restates the commitment of the NLC to continue to stand resolutely in its mission to defend and advance the rights of Nigerian workers and Nigerian people at all times.

“It therefore calls on all Nigerians to unite in this cause and to hold our leaders accountable to the same standards of sacrifice and service,” it added.