After much back and forth over the new minimum wage, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Edo chapter, has finally appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to accept their offer. The new N27,000 new minimum wage endorsed by the National Council of State has been refuted by the NLC, however, the CNPP is appealing to their conscience. The chairman of CNPP, Roy Oribhabor, who reached out to the NLC on Wednesday, January 23, in Benin urged them to accept the offer in spite of economic hardships. He said that the new minimum wage should be accepted and seen as a matter of love and patriotism. He was quoted to have said that: “In as much as we know things are hard, we solicit for understanding because of the reality on ground today from some states. In his statement, he also said that: “We commend the leaders of the NLC for the foresight and determination to provide acceptable wages for Nigerian workers,” He then went on to call on the state governors asking them to be more prudent with management and allocations of resources for the betterment of the people. He also added that: “Therefore, transparency and accountability should be their primary concern. “Finally, we appeal to labour unions not to allow politicians to use them to advance their agenda to the detriment of the Nigerian state. Finally, he added that: “This is the best time to show understanding and accept the minimum wage because the process of salaries increment is never an ending negotiation, hence our appeal,”. Photo Credit: Getty