Minimum Wage: Nigerian Governor Reacts as Organised Labour Declares 2-Day Warning Strike
- Cross Rivers state government has reacted to a two-day warning strike declared by organised labour in the state over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage
- The organised labour had vowed to commence the two-day warning strike at midnight on Sunday, November 24
- Addressing this, Governor Bassey Edet Otu urged the NLC and TUC to call off their planned state-wide strike and join in creating a better Cross River for all its residents
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Cross River state, Calabar - Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) to call off their two-day warning strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage.
The state-wide strike, which is scheduled to begin at midnight on Sunday, November 24, is expected to conclude on Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
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According to the Nigerian Tribune, the governor, represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, urged organised labour in the state to reconsider its planned warning strike.
Odey stated this during the 5th State Solemn Assembly, which was held at the U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar on Saturday, November 23.
“Governor Otu places great importance on the welfare of the workforce,”
Odey called on organised labour to join Governor Otu in his efforts to enhance the well-being of the state.
He stated that Governor Otu is dedicated to enhancing conditions for active and retired workers, which includes addressing gratuity backlogs, ensuring timely pension payments, and executing overdue promotions.
He also asserted that the Cross River state government intends to provide a salary exceeding the proposed ₦70,000 national minimum wage.
NLC sends message to governors over minimum wage
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the NLC said nothing had changed about his December 1 ultimatum to state governors who failed to implement the new minimum wage.
The NLC announced the end of November 2024 as the deadline for the new minimum wage implementation. It was gathered that many state governors are trying to meet the deadline.
The NLC’s head of protocol and public relations, Benson Upah, said the December 1 ultimatum to state governors still stands - “Yes, the ultimatum still stands. Nothing has changed.”
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