Ajaero argued that when the NLC was asking the government for an intervention, the TUC looked the other way.
By Kehinde Okeowo
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has disagreed with sister union, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over its stance on the recently approved N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public workers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
He faulted the union’s position on the palliative proposed to cushion the effect of high transportation costs on workers on Wednesday during an interview with Channels Television.
Earlier, the Tinubu-led government approved a N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public workers amid a fuel price hike and calls for a review of the minimum wage.
Subsequently, the TUC rejected the N70,000 transport allowance for workers, demanding N300,000 instead.
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Reacting, Ajaero said the TUC had never negotiated for an intervention amid the rising cost of living in the country, adding that when the NLC was asking the government for an intervention, the TUC looked the other way.
He added that the association cannot challenge the intervention for workers when it is obvious that the NLC had been working alone all along.
Ajaero said, “You don’t kick against something you did not ask for or negotiate for. If you haven’t asked for anything all these years, suddenly something is given to the NLC, and you now say you are kicking against it. The TUC never asked for intervention as a result of the rising cost of living.
”Why is the TUC challenging what was obtained for the workers when we stated clearly that the NLC was acting alone?”
