The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Nasarawa State has rejected the partial implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage in the state.
Yusuf Iya, Chairman of NLC in the state, made this known in an interview with AIT in Lafia, the state capital.
The Accountant general of Nasarawa State, Zaka Yakubu on June 3, 2021, announced a partial implementation of the minimum wage for workers on GL 01_ 06.
This action did not go down well with organized labour , as according to them , due process was not followed by the state government .
NLC chairman in the state, Yusuf Iya said the government only wants to implement a minimum wage for workers on GL01 to 06, without the corresponding consequential adjustments for other grade levels.
Iya noted that the implementation made by the Nasarawa State Government negates the principles and procedures of minimum wage implementation.
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The NLC state chairman noted that a copy of the agreement must be domiciled at the office of the Hon Minister of Labour and Employment, but none of the requirements has been fulfilled in Nasarawa State.
He alleged that Local Government workers on GL 01 to 06 were sidelined.
Iya said the so-called implementation is just a mirage as only 3,300 workers will benefit out of the 16,000 workers and the union cannot accept that.
He explained that if the government fails to do the needful after the expiration of the seven-day notice on Wednesday, the union would embark on an indefinite strike.
He further explained that the Traditional Council of Chiefs had intervened and appealed that the union should give them till Thursday, June 10, to meet with the governor with a view to addressing the problems.
Efforts to reach the special Adviser to the governor on establishment and labour matters , David Ayele to speak on the issue proved abortive.
Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu
