Senator Adams Oshiomhole has said there should be no peace for any government, state or local, that refuses to implement the Federal Government’s N35,000 grant.
Recall that the President Bola Tinubu administration, as a measure to
cushion the effect of the removal of subsidy, had approved N35,000 provisional
wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for six months.
This was following further consultations with the Federal
Government delegation that met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour
Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, last year.
Oshiomhole, who appeared on Channels Television on Sunday,
is of the view that the provisional wage award should be implemented by all
levels of government and even the private sector.
“The Federal Government approved N35,000 increase on top of
current wage levels. But I’m yet to understand why any Nigerian state
government or governor is not implementing that agreement,” the former Labour
leader and ex-governor of Edo, said.
“I don’t agree that the money was for only federal
employees. Federal employees don’t have different markets from state employees
and the struggle that was mobilised, workers in Nigeria were mobilised both
public and private sectors in what we called a general strike before that money
was awarded.
“By extension, therefore, all state governments, local
governments, federal government and private sector employers should implement
it. I don’t think NLC business is to lament it.
“They should fight for the implementation of their rights.
Any government that refuses to implement the N35,000 is not entitled to peace.
That’s my view.”
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