Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja
“So, on Friday, Oct. 5, government came with a proposal of either N20,000 or N21,000 which Labour rejected out rightly; they now moved almost to N24,000 and Labour rejected it again, while the employers were still on N25,000.
“But the state governments were either on N20,000 or so and there was almost a stalemate. So government then went out for consultation and by the time they came back, they brought about three scenarios.
“The three scenarios they brought forward were either N38,000, N35,000 or N34,000 but the Organised Private Sector (OPS) appealed to labour on the need to harmonise,’’ he stated.
Ajaero stated that the OPS noted that they were facing a lot of challenges affecting their businesses and that since they would be at the receiving end there was need to reach a consensus.
The ULC president further said that based on the private sector request, the sub-committee which Ngige was chairing moved a motion that N30,000 be adopted.
He added that the meeting agreed that they should go ahead to print clean copy in order for all parties to sign.
“So, if actually there is anything remaining it is only to sign the clean copy of N30,000,’’ he said.
He also noted that the committee agreed that on the day the clean copy would be presented to Mr President that all parties should be present to sign.
He also said that it was agreed that nobody should disclose the figure reached by the committee to the public.
“That is why none of us or any of the centres of organised labour has been able to disclose the amount.
“Right now, I would not know what has happened and I would not know why the Minister of Labour would be saying negotiations have not been concluded.
“Besides that, even the Chairman and members of the committee knew there was no more money and the budget given to the committee has been exhausted even to hold further meetings; this is the situation.
“I want to say again, that we have discussed and have agreed on certain amount and government should come out and announced it rather than this dilly dally,’’ Ajaero said.
He, however, said that the N30,000 agreed upon was to ensure that the organised private sector businesses did not collapse.
He also said that organised labour would soon issue a statement on its position.
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Laughing out loud gan sef......my country is full of drama
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Simple Maths: if a government owes 12 months salary at minimum wage of N18000. How many months will be owed with minimum wage set at N36000? Answer: 24 months. So be ready for 2 years salaries-in-arrears.
ReplyDeleteDo you even know that non payment of salaries is not due to the fact that the money is not available (increase in federal allocation to states) its cos some state government are wicked and don't want to come back to the seat so they just get their once and make their money knowing they can never be probed for it
DeleteHow much are they asking sef, compare to what these greedy old fools are looting;God come save us already
ReplyDeleteUseless labor union
ReplyDeleteThis NLC are full of jokers. so the strike we embarked on was to arrive at 30k as minimum wage. SMH
ReplyDeleteBut is 30k not better than 18k? This is almost double na. If they can achieve this, it would be a great achievement. Na small small, we go get there but I'm quite sure the federal govt won't even grant it unto us.
Delete30,000, this Nigeria you have tire me.
ReplyDeleteSmh
ReplyDeleteWhile salary increment is good, the approach is so wrong. The government does not have to wait until labour agitates this way. This open negotiation will only lead to more inflation as market prices will increase even before full implementation. The same inflation that made 18k worthless will also make 30k worthless.A yearly gradual increment would have been better without all these headline news. How is salary increment implemented in other advanced countries sef. It is impracticable that all other prices including rent,fuel, clothing, school fees increase but salaries are static until there is a fight.
ReplyDeleteNa wa for Nigeria o , they can't pay workers well,but they can waste money on meaningless things, I think Senate and Rep should be a civil servants post, or for retired civil servants only
ReplyDelete30k and some private sectors will still not pay. Let me not even talk about the state government that will owe for months. This country sef...it is well.
ReplyDeleteWhere will private sector get money to pay when the ill-baked skeleton has killed the economy and keep flying around enjoying his retirement in Aso Rock
DeleteMost State cannot pay or implement the N18,000 talkless of N30.000
ReplyDeleteMy advice is Federal government increases state allocation in order gate ability to payed minimum wage successfully.
ReplyDeleteTrue Talk
ReplyDeleteIt all bend down to the fact that our leaders are selfish and not interested in the welfare of those they gorvern