The LP publicity secretary urged Nigeria’s elected and appointed leaders to do more in sacrificing for workers and the masses in general.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Labour Party (LP) has called on the Nigerian Government to address the request of Nigerian workers within the seven-day window for renegotiation on new minimum wage.
Labour unions suspended their industrial action on Tuesday and returned to the negotiation table with the government after President Bola Tinubu said he was committed to paying more than N60,000 as minimum wage.
LP Publicity Secretary in Lagos, Olubunmi Odesanya, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the request of workers should be addressed.
“We are not saying the Federal Government should pay N494,000 as minimum wage, but they should seriously look at their request.
“Both Government and the Labour Union should come to a midpoint to reflect today’s realities.
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“Nigerian workers deserve more than they are getting currently because of the country’s inflation rate, which is over 33.3 per cent,” she said.
According to her, the cost of living for workers and Nigerians generally has increased so much that many are struggling to survive under the current economic crisis.
She said that government across levels must do more in reducing the cost of governance to get more funds to alleviate the suffering of the people.
“A paltry minimum wage of N30,000 for Nigerian workers, or should we say the N60,000 being proposed is far far too low to survive in this country.
“A bag of rice is about N80,000 now. Nigerians cannot even touch pepper and tomatoes now,” Odesanya said.
The LP publicity secretary urged Nigeria’s elected and appointed leaders to do more in sacrificing for workers and the masses in general.