Labour gives Nasarawa govt three-week ultimatum on N70,000 minimum wage

Organised labour successful Nasarawa State has issued a three-week ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Sule, demanding the contiguous implementation of the N70,000 caller minimum wage for workers successful the state.

The labour national besides called for the outgo of a backlog of workers’ entitlements, which person accumulated to astir N250 million.

Ismaila Okoh, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) successful Nasarawa State, delivered the ultimatum during a property briefing successful Lafia, the authorities superior connected Thursday.

The announcement followed an exigency gathering betwixt labour leaders and workers successful the state.

“We are giving the Nasarawa State authorities until the extremity of August to commencement paying the caller nationalist minimum wage and different entitlements of workers successful the authorities successful bid to avert an indefinite strike,” Okoh declared.

He stated that civilian servants successful Nasarawa State person made important sacrifices for the improvement of the authorities and urged the authorities to enactment swiftly to heighten workers’ welfare.

Okah warned that nonaccomplishment to conscionable those demands would pb to a statewide strike, perchance crippling indispensable services.

When reached for comment, the state’s Head of Civil Service, Abigail Waya, acknowledged that the authorities has yet to finalize plans for the implementation of the caller minimum wage.

However, she reassured workers of the authorities government’s committedness to improving their welfare.

Labour gives Nasarawa govt three-week ultimatum connected N70,000 minimum wage