The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of a one-month nationwide strike if the National Assembly passes a law allowing state governors to determine the minimum wage.
NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, raised the alarm at the 2024 NLC Rain School in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital, on Monday. Ajaero accused the National Assembly of planning to move the minimum wage from the Exclusive legislative list to the Concurrent list, allowing governors to set wages.
He vowed that labour movements will be halted for one month if the law is passed, stating, “We are not troublemakers, but we will resist any attempt to remove the minimum wage from the Exclusive list.”
Ajaero also demanded that federal lawmakers and governors be subject to the minimum wage, questioning why leaders are bent on cheating workers amid current hardships.