According Spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah,, the outcome of the meeting will determine whether organized labour will resume its strike action in the coming days.
The
appropriate organs of the two unions will meet, and once they do, whatever
decision they make will be communicated to the public,” Upah said.
However,
he did not disclose the specific date the meeting would be held.
Recall
that after the minimum wage tripartite committee met on Monday, the federal
government offered N62,000 as the minimum wage, while organized labour insisted
on N250,000.
Part of
the report includes N57,000 and N62,000 minimum wage proposals by state
governors and the organized private sector, respectively.
The
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) confirmed receiving the
tripartite committee report on Monday.
This
development has turned attention to President Tinubu, who is expected to act on
the report and pass an executive bill on the minimum wage to the National
Assembly ahead of June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebrations.
Meanwhile,
NLC President Joe Ajaero, speaking on Monday at the International Labour
Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, ruled out the resumption of the strike on Tuesday. He noted that organized
labour is waiting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision on the report
submitted by the tripartite committee.
“We are
waiting for the decision of the President. Our National Executive Council (NEC)
will deliberate on the new figure when it is out,” he said.
Recall
that organized labour suspended last Monday’s indefinite strike, which
shut down the country’s economy for a week.
The
federal government had previously offered N60,000 as the minimum wage, which
organized labour rejected. The new minimum offer of N62,000 is only N2,000 more
than the old offer. Ajaero noted that the difference between N62,000 and
N250,000 (Labour’s proposed minimum wage) is a wide gulf.
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