Organised Labour has refuted President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on a new national minimum wage. During his nationwide broadcast to mark Democracy Day, Tinubu stated that an accord had been achieved, but Labour leaders have countered this assertion.
According to the Organised Labour, as of the conclusion of negotiations on Friday, June 7, no consensus was reached by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage. Instead, the negotiations ended with two proposed figures: ₦250,000 suggested by Organised Labour and ₦62,000 put forward by the government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS). These figures were expected to be presented to the President for further consideration.
In a statement issued by the Acting President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, Labour emphasized that any claims of an agreement were false and unacceptable. Adeyanju highlighted that the dissemination of such claims could only be seen as a deliberate misinformation or manipulation of facts, which Labour will not condone.
Labour’s firm rejection of the President’s statement underscores the ongoing tension and unresolved nature of the minimum wage negotiations. The NLC maintains that until a genuine agreement is reached and properly documented, any contrary reports will not be recognized by Labour.
