The National Labour Congress has announced that it plans to hold a National Security Summit and nationwide rallies over the spate of Kidnapping, communal clashes, Boko Haram and other national security challenges.
This was made known in a communiqué signed by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba and outgoing General Secretary Dr Peter Ozo-Eson after the National Council Meeting in Kano State.
During the meeting, the NEC also called for the immediate implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000.
“NEC emphatically posited that the government can no longer hide under protracted negotiations with workers in the public sector for consequential salary adjustment based on the new national minimum wage to delay the implementation of the new national minimum wage.
“After very vigorous deliberations on the need to immediately implement the national minimum wage, NEC insisted that the payment of the new national minimum wage should commence immediately, effective from the day the New National Minimum Wage Bill was signed into law by Mr President.”
Also, the meeting between the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council and representatives of the Federal Government has been adjourned till September 4, after both parties were unable to reach common ground on Friday.
Mr Lawrence Amaechi, the National President, Nigeria Civil Service Union and Negotiation leader of the NLC said “Both parties are holding on to their different positions on the relativity/consequential adjustment of salaries.
We shall submit that stance to Mr President to enable him to wade into the matter.
“We have, however, adjourned till September 4, to get the outcome from the team expected to take our positions to the President.”
