
The Presidency emphasized that the demand from Organised Labour for a minimum wage of N250,000 is not viable, cautioning that the Federal Government cannot allocate all its resources to fulfill this request.
Bayo Onanuga stressed that it is important for the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to be mindful that the resources designated for all Nigerians should not be exclusively allocated for the advantage of their members, who constitute less than 10% of the total population, unless they are acting out of self-interest.
“That is why we keep telling labour to be realistic because the government cannot use all its resources to pay workers. They have other things to do. The workers we are even talking about are not up to 10 per cent of the population. Many people are self-employed or engaged in the private sector, who are not members of Labour, and are not affected by this demand...
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