FG, Labour Meeting Ends In Deadlock, As Unions Storm Out Of Meeting, Reject N45,000 Minimum Wage Offer

By Akinwale Kasali

The Meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Federal Government has ended in a deadlock. The leadership of the Labour Union rejected the N45,000 Minimum Wage offer by the Federal Government.

The organized Labour Unions that comprises of the NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, were enraged over the government offer.

The Uniond which had demanded for the sum of N615,000 as the new minimum wage was disappointed and embarrassed by what they saw as the ridiculous amount offered by the FG as both parties resumed negotiations on Wednesday.

Professor Theophilus Ndubuaku, one of the representatives of the NLC disclosed that, “we asked whether the N45,000 is for transport, food, clothing, housing or for what?

“So we just told them that since they are not serious, we better just leave, so we stormed out of the place.”

He added that the Government offer was presented to them by the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Office.