Politics

NLC Leader Speaks About
Signing of Agreement With FG Over
Minimum Wage

Factional leader of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, has
stated that labour unions won't sign any
agreement about minimum wage with the
federal government that's
unimplementable.
The factional labour leader said although
his group proposed N90, 000, against N56,
000 by the Ayuba Wabba-led faction,
government still had the prerogative to
come up with its own proposal of the
package it would be able to pay.
“If government comes out with its position,
the labour movement can crosscheck and
counter it, if necessary, before the
agreement is signed,” Mr. Ajaero said.
On the new prices of petroleum products,
Mr. Ajaero said only a properly constituted
Board of the Petroleum Products Pricing
and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had the
prerogative to fix fuel price in the country
“The last time the Board of the PPPRA was
reconstituted was four years. Therefore,
even if organised Labour and Nigerians
were to compel the government to reduce
the N145 petrol price to N50 per litre, it
would still be illegal,’’ he argued.
He called for the reconstitution of the Board
within two weeks.