Thursday’s talks between President Bola Tinubu and the Organised Labour on minimum wage were adjourned until next week to allow for wider consultation with all stakeholders
The leadership of the Organised Labour led by the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, had arrived at the State House about 2:00 pm and were ushered into the into Tinubu’s office.
The Tripartite Committee on the new national minimum wage had recently submitted two figures to the President as the organised private sector and the government team offered to pay N62,000, while the Organised Labour demanded N250,000.
Following the disagreement over the figure, the President had delayed sending any figure to the National Assembly through the Executive Bill to consult with all the relevant stakeholders in order to resolve all the contentious issues.
Ajaero, who addressed State House Correspondents after the meeting, said there were no negotiations at the one-hour meeting.
Rather, it was a discussion on the current economic realities in the country, he stated.
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I just hope something reasonable will come out of the meeting
Noted