The organised labour received a condition from President Bola Tinubu to accept their demand for a minimum wage of N250,000.
Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated that Tinubu stipulated the terms for the meeting, in which he approved a minimum wage of N70,000.
According to Ajaero, Tinubu told the organised labour delegates that he would agree to the suggested minimum wage of N250,000, provided that the price of petrol at the pump was raised.
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However, Ajaero pointed out in an interview with Channels Television that the labour leaders turned down the President’s demand because they believed it would make the current situation worse.
“Accepting N70,000 was the best way to make sure that we save Nigerians from further hardship.
“At the last meeting, the President brought a proposal that ‘I will give you guys N250,000, if you allow me to equally increase the pump price of petroleum products’ and we said no that we need to go and consult.
“Today, we went there to tell him ‘no’ and that the labour movement can make sacrifices without allowing Nigerians to suffer further on the increase of pump price of petroleum products.”
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