Showdown in Nasarawa as Labour gives govt three weeks to implement N70,000 minimum wage

Organized labour in Nasarawa State has issued a three-week ultimatum to Governor Abdullahi Sule to begin payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage and settle the backlog of workers’ entitlements totaling N250m.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Nasarawa State, Ismaila Okoh, made the demand at a press briefing in Lafia on Thursday, warning that failure to meet the demands would lead to an indefinite strike.
“We are giving the Nasarawa State government until the end of August to start paying the new national minimum wage and other entitlements of workers in the state in order to avert an indefinite strike,” Okoh said.
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“Civil servants in the state have made enormous sacrifices for the development of the state, so it is important for the state government to act fast in improving the welfare of workers”, he added.
The ultimatum comes after an emergency meeting between labour leaders and workers in the state. Labour is demanding prompt action from the government to address the welfare of workers in the state.
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