The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned the Honourable Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, that is doing the president great harm by taking the issue of new minimum wage for granted.
Speaking in a press conference on Friday, the national president of NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, reminded the minister of labour that he too was once a civil servant.
Chris Ngige stirred the civil service atmosphere when he said workers should not expect the new minimum wage by September, as promised by the federal government.
In response, Wabba said Nigerian workers are “shocked” by Ngige’s statement. He said: “Do we need to remind the minister that he was once a civil servant who always looked forward to his monthly salary? Nigerian workers who are not privileged to earn fat salaries, allowances, estacodes and other perks of political appointment are looking forward to enjoy minimal relief in the form of the new national minimum wage.”
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