New Minimum Wage: See What Ngige Said After Boycotted Meeting With FG By Labour Leaders

Dr. Chris Ngige, Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said organised labour would attend a meeting with the Federal Government over the contentious new minimum wage on Monday.

Ngige who spoke Sunday night in Abuja after labour leaders failed to show up for the meeting as scheduled with Government.

“They are not here today and they gave excuse why they are not here”, Ngige told newsmen.

“We also want to say that we do not support the State governments’ N22,500 proposal and we have also said so.

“We also have our own figure and the Tripartite Committee meeting will look at it and the outcome of the Monday’s meeting will be a consensual, I am sure of that, ” he said.

Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC) told NAN that members of the organised labour got the invitation to the meeting late.

“But hopefully, we will be around for tomorrow’s (Monday) meeting by 11a.m,” he said.

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