President Bola Tinubu – GCFR has assured both Organized Labour and Nigerians that an executive bill proposing a new national minimum wage for workers will soon be submitted to the National Assembly for approval.
The Commander-in-Chief made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024.
“In this spirit, we have negotiated in good faith and with open arms with Organised Labour on a new national minimum wage. We shall soon send an executive bill to the National Assembly to enshrine what has been agreed upon as part of our law for the next five years or less,” Tinubu said.
“In the face of labour’s call for a national strike, we did not seek to oppress or crack down on the workers as a dictatorial government would have done. We chose the path of cooperation over conflict.
“No one was arrested or threatened. Instead, the labour leadership was invited to break bread and negotiate toward a good-faith resolution.
The President pledged to shun the use of force but dialogue in critical issues affecting the workers and the citizens throughout his tenure.
“Reasoned discussion and principled compromise are hallmarks of democracy. These themes shall continue to animate my policies and interaction with the constituent parts of our political economy.”
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