- The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed regret for accepting the N70,000 minimum wage
- At a recent event in Lagos state, NLC President Joe Ajaero lamented that the N70,000 wage has been rendered useless as the petrol price skyrockets and economic hardship persists
- Ajaero also lamented that Tinubu betrayed organised labour by increasing fuel price immediately after signing the new minimum wage bill into law
NLC says Tinubu tricked organised labour into accepting N70,000 minimum wage.
Photo credit: Nigeria Labour Congress HQ, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: FacebookN70k minimum wage: Labour laments fuel price hikeThere is a tactic to distract our attention, to call us names, level allegations against us over cybercrime, financing terrorism, sponsoring terrorism and the rest.Those things have paid off because while we are facing those allegations, this issue of pump price has remained. I repeat, we were betrayed by Mr President, That statement we issued over our being betrayed is being denied by officials of the government. I am repeating it that we were betrayed. Some of you here were at the meeting when Mr President said, Ajaero you are the problem.
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