Following the directive of the organised labour on the May 31 deadline implementation of the new minimum wage by the Federal Government, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, embarked on a nationwide strike, which witnessed compliance in some key sectors of the nation’s economy. Total compliance in Ogun, Ondo, Kwara, Kogi, Lagos, Anambra, Ekiti, Delta, Osun, Anambra, Bauchi, Ekiti, Niger, FCT, Edo, Cross River, Sokoto, Imo, Rivers In Ogun State, public schools, banks, both federal and state government Secretariat, courts and other public places complied with the directive. Speaking with newsmen, the State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Akeem Lasisi, said the organised labour would shut down any state that refuses to comply with the new minimum wage.
Lasisi said, it will be “fire-for-fire” for any state governor that refuses to implement the new minimum wage if signed into law by the Federal government. Lasisi vowed that the labour would not back down nor shift ground on any of their positions until the Federal government yield to its demands. On his part, the state chairman of NLC, Hameed Benco vowed that the strike would continue until the Federal government agrees to their demands.
He urged the government to address the workers’ plight and also reverse the electricity tariff hike. Nigerian Tribune gathered from Ilorin, Kwara State capital and environs that government offices and parastatals, .
