Don ’t Start A Battle You Can ’ t Finish , Workers Warn Governors Over Proposed Non Payment Of Minimum Wages

Don’t Start A Battle You Can’t Finish,
Workers Warn Governors Over Proposed
Non Payment Of Minimum Wages
Ghen ghen, the battle has just begun and
we are with the WORKERS on this. Lol.
According to Premium Times, Governors of
the 36 states of the federation may face a
major confrontation with Nigerian
workers, following yesterday’s declaration
that they would no longer be able to pay
the N18,000 national minimum wage due
to dwindling oil revenue.
The pronouncement has triggered stern
objections by various workers’ groups in
the country, with organised labour
threatening to shut down the country
should the governors insist on taking the
decision.
Leaders of the various labour groups,
including the Nigeria Labour Congress,
NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria,
TUC, also warned against the ugly
consequences of the governors’ decision.
The President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba,
spoke in strong terms against the
governors’ declaration, saying “Nigerian
workers would vehemently and totally
reject it.”
Mr. Wabba said the NLC would come out
with a formal position at the end of its
Central Working Committee, CWC, meeting
on Friday.
Another labour leader, Joe Ajaero,
dismissed the governors’ resolution as
“empty threat that should be ignored.”
“The governors should not start a battle
they would not sustain or finish, because
Nigerian workers have the capacity to
retrench them,” Mr. Ajaero said.