Hours after the Federal Executive Council stepped down the memo on the minimum wage, members of the organised labour made up of both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting.
The meeting which will be held on Wednesday, 26th June by 10am at the Labour House will centre of on the delay to make a pronouncement on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said all 39 items on the agenda of the FEC meeting were all taken except the memo on the minimum wage.
Idris had disclosed that there was a report by the Tripartite committee which comprises of local government, States , NLC/ TUC and the federal government, adding that the committee submitted its report, and there was a memo to that effect.
The minister, however, said Council could not take a decision on it because it involves Local Government, states, FG, Organized Private Sector and Labour unions.
He, therefore, said the memo on the new minimum wage was stepped down so that the President, Bola Tinubu could consult widely before a final submission is made to the National Assembly.
Quoting an NLC official, Daily Trust reports that the entire leadership of the two Labour Unions would meet and take a unanimous position before the President takes consultation to them.
“Even though we had a position already, we will meet tomorrow morning, (Wednesday) to fine-tune our position before we’re consulted. It is important for us,” the top official said anonymously because he wasn’t authorised to speak to the media.
The organised Labour had declared an indefinite strike on June 1st which paralysed economic activities in the country.
