THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, says the Buhari administration is a labour friendly government, which is determined to put smiles on the faces of Nigerian workers before 2019 elections.
Ngige stated this when he alongside the Chairman of the National Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee, Ms Amma Pepple, addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of their closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ngige and Pepple had briefed the president on the progress so far made by the Pepple’s committee, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
According to the minister, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will on Sept. 18, preside over the meeting of the Economic Management Team, which will be solely dedicated to the contentious issue of minimum wage.
He said: “Next week we have an economic management team meeting on Tuesday, specially dedicated to the issue of national minimum wage to be chaired by the Vice President.
“For anybody to say that this government is stalling or playing games will be uncharitable, because, we have done what we are supposed to do.
“We have the interest of workers at heart, we have not retrenched anybody, there is no embargo on employment, there is no embargo on promotions, we are paying backlog of promotional arrears, we are backing backlog of transfers and repatriation and the rest of them and we are giving them houses under FISH and the rest of them.
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“So this government is a labour friendly government and we must put smiles on their faces before the next election; we are labour activists we don’t want to turn our backs on them.’’
People, a onetime Head of Service of the Federation, told the correspondents that the committee would submit its report on or before Sept. 30.
She, however, maintained that the committee needed a definite figure from the government.
According to her, everything is on course but we need a definite figure from the government and of course, we have to carry the states along.
“So, we need those figures so that we can conclude on the figures to include in our report.
“At least, I expect our report to be ready this month. We are submitting our report to Mr President this month.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) had on Wednesday issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to conclude all negotiations on the national minimum wage or risk industrial action.
But, while reacting to the threat by the organised labour, Ngige accused them of blackmailing the government.
Because election is fast approaching, nonsense.
I believe workers are not moron
Ngige u are lazy man
This ploy by FG is fake. It is a campaign strategy to vote in APC again. I know for sure that your minimum wage increment cannot work for this term. All I see about APC is mere propaganda although other parties may not be any different. “When the righteous one is on the throne, the people rejoice”. God will save us in this country. The same minimum wage since the beginning of this PMB government that NLC and TUC have been clamouring for.
If this news is anything to go by then it is a welcome development.
Why?
IF YOU VOTE ME, REV.STEPHEN SIMAN ALADEY, TO BE YOUR NP NIGERIA PRESIDENT ALL OF THIS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE NO WAHALA, THE PARTY IS APGA.
how long shall this Fulani terrorist government last with their agent of terror apc Buhari lifeless president of Fulani headsmen terrorist group??
Cheap bargaining chip, insincere set of people
this ngige no sabi talk…haba! @ dis ur age!
but you’ve been having your own smiles for decades so for ordinary Nigerian citizen is before 2019 election ?
They want to use the minimum wage as a tool for campaign. We don pass this level
Not the end of September again ?
My fellow workers, don’t allow the APC premeditated propaganda and deceit to assuage your sensibilities, bear it in mind that the increments in salaries which you have been denied on unjustifiable ground, to come up now by the APC led Govt, is purely political, which is highly possible to be reversed immediately they attain their aspiration, Don’t Be Deceived.
Ngige!!!
Workers should clap and jubilate
Stop talking rubbish. Let it happen now!
Loco
Election is very close
Is the wage increase all about 2019 election????
Election is very close
APC bunch of Liars
Ngige did you remember that you Promise before December b4
Political abracadabra
I hope Igbo workers in Nigeria would not be denied this because they did not vote for Buhari ?
Another trick
Madness
Keep the smile to yourself.All what the workers are saying is #75,000 minimum wage
Another 419 tactics.
I hear you. So minimum wage has become a bribe
Why must it be before election ?
So u can use it to campaign
It is very easy for the politicians to increase their salaries without making noise but they find it so difficult to increase workers emoluments. The money which is not enough for them to feed their dogs.
Smile for how much?
This man don Smoke weewee
And after election they shuld cry abi…… ANIMAL
We don’t have that time pls
Apc you’re campaigning already with minimum wage may God help this country
APC will regret of their actions when the results are released come next year what they did at Osun state has exposed their weakness and wickedness how can you owe workers for months claiming there us no money only to pay all at the odd hour
I wonder oooooooo
Make sure you all clean your PVC card please my people
Lying cat with another
propagada