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MINIMUM WAGE CRISIS: NLC, TUC threaten to boycott meeting slated for today

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The Organised Labour has urged the Federal Government to stop playing to the gallery and accept the fact that there is no escape route other than to accept the N30,000 minimum wage recommended by the Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee, saying it will not attend today’s meeting called by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige According to leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and  the United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, the only meeting labour could attend was to submit the N30,000 recommendation to President Muhammadu Buhari for onward transmission to the National Assembly for legislative action. The Organised Labour insisted that any governor that did not have the ability to pay N30,000 minimum wage did not have the ability to govern, and should be ready to sacrifice his electoral fortunes in 2019. Ngige had, in a statement by Prince Samuel Olowookere, Director (Press), Ministry of Labo...