NLC dares governors over new wage, moves to monitor negotiations

NLC dares governors over new wage, moves to monitor negotiations

From the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) came yesterday a warning that any state that dithers over the negotiation of the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage risks an unprecedented industrial crisis.

The warning came as the congress raised a standing committee to monitor the negotiation of consequential adjustment of the minimum wage in the 36 states, including Abuja.

The General Secretary of NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, told The Guardian in Abuja that the organised labour would not accept tokenism from any state governor.

He faulted the position of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) that the Federal Government cannot dictate to them on how the consequential adjustment should affect their workers. Ugboaja asked the governors to explain where they had been since April 18, 2019 when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the minimum wage bill into law, that they did not speak to the issue until now.

“So, it is now that the governors suddenly realised that Nigeria practices federalism? Where have they been since April 18, 2019 when President Buhari signed the minimum wage bill into law? Why have they not begun the process of negotiation of consequential adjustment in their states? Why did they wait for the Federal Government to finish negotiation with the national leadership of the organised labour before initiating theirs? Why didn’t they invite workers for negotiation in their states since?”

Ugboaja threatened that the two trade centres in the country would adopt what he called ‘standard trade union response’ in any state that is reluctant to engage in negotiation.

“We believe that state governors are honourable people that would uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. To this end, we are sure that no state governor will break the law of this country, and knowing that the minimum wage is a law, they would respect its tenets. But we also know that some governors may want to test the resolve of the organised labour. For those, we would adopt the standard trade union response. Any governor that is worthy of that sobriquet should know that salary structures worldwide have pillars that are globally defined.”

The NLC scribe stated that the congress at the national level remained committed to ensuring that negotiations of consequential adjustment is done in accordance with best global standard. “We are committed to negotiations at the state level. We are also committed to engaging in meaningful dialogue with all the state governors. We are ready to negotiate at the state level just as we did at the federal level.

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