PIQUED by the statement credited to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday over the issue of a new minimum wage, the Organized Labour said the minister lied, insisting that it is rather unfortunate and sad that the minister could make those statements.
A joint statement issued by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, and the United Labour Congress (ULC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, said the Tripartite committee actually concluded its work and adopted a specific figure through a motion that was moved, seconded and adopted at the meeting.
Though the statement did not mention the figure adopted, but an impeccable source and one of the influential members at the meeting told TribuneOnline, that N30,000 was adopted at the meeting.
In fact, the source said it was the organized private sector, represented the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), that begged that the figure should be brought down to N30,000.
Another source told TribuneOnline that the organized private sector moved the motion that a common figure be adopted.
In the statement, the organized Labour said there was no counter motion when the motion was moved before it was seconded and adopted by all.
“The Tripartite Committee concluded is work, adopted a figure through a formal motion moved, seconded and adopted In the absence of any counter motion,” the statement said.
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Labour, therefore, warned of an impending crisis over the position of the minister, saying that it could no longer guarantee industrial peace.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige claiming that no amount has been agreed by the Tripartite Committee recommendation to government. The report Further claimed that the Minister said that government was still negotiating with Labour. It is rather unfortunate and sad if Indeed, the Minister made those statements.
“For the avoidance of doubt, organised labour representatives Wish to state unequivocally that the Tripartite Committee concluded is work, adopted a figure through a formal motion moved, seconded and adopted In the absence of any counter motion.
“This was after a thorough debate of a report from the subcommittee figure, chaired by Senator Ngige himself which presented four scenarios for consideration.
“The subcommittee worked on the basis of a figure proposed by the Federal Government, figures proposed by a number of state government: as well as proposals submitted by the Organised Private Sector and Organised Labour.
“The Committee formally adjourned its sitting with a decision that a date will be communicated to members for the signing of the report and submission of same to Mr President.
“Organised Labour, therefore frowns at the manipulation and bending of facts in an attempt to delay or derail the processes needed to promulgate a new National Minimum Wage.
“We call on the government to take immediate necessary steps to ensure the enactment of a new National Minimum Wage
as we cannot guarantee Industrial peace and harmony.”
OK. What are the way forward
Sorry you guys don’t know the meaning of the APC.
It means All Promises Cancelled.
What next?
This our government will never give anything without force they are full of lies .
WHAT TYPE OF GOV .IS THIS?
Give deadline for the next action
Please N. L. C call for mother of all strike Nigeria is behind you. Fully!
NLC is very corrupt
Buhari led FG Rule nigeria with lied.Ngige statement on national minimum wage is show buhari deceiving administration.NLC Stop streess yourselve buhari govt can’t increase minimum wage.nigerias must unity ahead of 2019 to give way for buhari,apc deceit administration
Strike ooooo
Buhari is their coordinator association of liars plc
President should wake up igige might be another saraki saboteur in his government
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What do you expect from a scam government
As if you don’t know the government in power, have they ever tell us truth before?.
So ngige don turn to lie Mohammed
Clueless government
Then resume the strike.
NLC OF TODAY, COMMENT RESERVED!
That is 86$ a month.. this government is mad!!! When u can buy spoon for aso rock for hundreds of millions in a year.. thunderstorm fire buhari and all the policy makers as regards minimum wage. U want a parent who earns 30 thousand a month to pay for school fees of 350k … were ni iyalaya yin
Why did you call off the strike before you struke the agreement
Ayuba you were so foolish and stupid not to have disclosed to Nigerians and the entire labour force the figure the tripartite negotiated and arrived at during the last conveyed tripartite meeting. Rather you were waiting for the brain dead man to announce the figure. And now they’ve denied arriving at the 30k figure you all agreed upon.
Once beaten twice shy….ji masun NLC
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we all know their motto
Lie is the DNA of this government.. We’re waiting to hear the next lie
I’m shocked to my bones how Nigeria government play with workers
What a shame
Labour let’s the strike begin in order to grand Nigeria…….
That is what you get when you negotiate with a drunk. Ngige is a void personality.
i am surprise that some people are still surprised about what this govt can do
Dats politicians for u a confused govt with no vision we still have a long way to go as a nation
Hhhhh
They are too divided. How can they speak with one voice? Govt loves it so. United they stand, divided they fall. The 3 labour unions should unite.
They are perpetual liars ,dont u know from the inception of this administration .
That is how they go about preaching integrity then lying at the back. Nigerians, labour should know this party is a deceit and its time has expired
John Okoh what are you even saying? You are lost
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No going back on this please
Nigeria money doesn’t belong to politican alone
May Allah accept our prayers
Their days are numbered
Who’s who here, who’s lying among the two of you people, is it Ngige or the Nlc?
Enjoy the change
I don’t know what PMB is doing with Ngige as Minister of Labour
Govt of lies