The Oyo State Government has met with representatives of
labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage in the
state.
The meeting, which held at the state secretariat in Ibadan,
had in attendance representatives of the state government, Joint Negotiation
Council (JNC), Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
President Muhammadu Buhari had on April 18 signed the
N30,000 new minimum wage bill into law, directing that implementation takes
immediate effect.
It was gathered that the meeting was held at the instance of
an earlier letter dated April 24 and signed by NLC, TUC and JNC officials.
The unions had in the letter requested for a meeting with
the state government on the implementation of the new national minimum wage in
the state.
They urged the state
government to put necessary machinery in action for immediate implementation of
the new national minimum wage in the state with effect from April.
Mr Olalekan Alli, the Secretary to the State Government, who
led the government team, expressed optimism the implementation of the new wage
in the state.
Alli said that the state was awaiting a formal and enabling
directive from the Head of Service of the Federation to proceed on the
implementation of the new wage.
Mr Bayo
Titilola-Sodo, State NLC Chairman and Mr Emmanuel Ogundiran, State TUC
Chairman urged the state government to regularly keep in touch with the
Federal Government for the enabling directive.
The duo said such action would place the state among the
first to implement the new minimum wage.
They said their prayer at the meeting was for the
implementation of the new minimum wage across all levels.
The duo, however, did not rule out the implementation of the
new minimum wage commencing with April salary.
(NAN)
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