The Nigeria Labour Congress has
warned that state governors opposing the new minimum wage will lose their
re-election bid.
Adamu Garba, Vice Chairman of the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State issued the warning while speaking
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Thursday.
“Majority of governors that fail
to implement the minimum wage may not come back for their second term. Instead
they will be voted out of office, because of lack of political will.
“Many governorship aspirants are
willing to implement the minimum wage if given the chance in their various
states, ‘’ the NLC chieftain said.
He said that the state council of
NLC would not compromise its resolve to ensure compliance with the directives
of the National Secretariat on the strike, to press for a new national minimum
wage for workers in the state.
“All affiliates of NLC have been
directed to comply fully with the nationwide strike. We have mobilised our
members to ensure total compliance,’’ Garba added.
He expressed optimism that the
struggle would yield the anticipated victory for serving and retired civil
servants.
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