The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage approved by the National Council of States on Tuesday.
In a statement to okay, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC General Secretary, said the council has no jurisdiction determining another amount after a Tripartite Committee has submitted its report.
“It is abysmal of government to be delaying the submission of an Executive Bill to the National Assembly and by wrongfully adopting N27,000 through the council of states,” he said in the statement.
Ozo-Eson further said that the NLC has summoned an emergency National Executive Council meeting for Friday to weigh on the deadline given to government within which to submit an executive bill to the National Assembly.
The NLC general also added that added the Federal Government was only projecting a shutdown of the economy with its latest action.
“This is because workers should not be held responsible for any development after its NEC meeting on Friday,’’ he said.
okay recalls that the Nation Council of State approved N30,000 for federal workers and N27,000 for state works.
