NLC Demands fifty thousand naira as Palliative for Workers.
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Niger State Council has requested for Fifty Thousand Naira as palliative for all categories of civil servants in the State.
The State Chairman of NLC Comrade Edris Abdulkareem Lafene, stated this in his speech during the nationwide protest at the State House of Assembly in Minna today.
Comrade Edris Lafene also listed other beneficiaries of the proposed palliative to include Pensioners, students as well as members of the informal sector.
The State Chairman of NLC called for the suspension of Pay As You Earn tax for workers, pending further review of minimum wage as well as enforcement of price control policy on essential commodities.
He said the nationwide protest by NLC was to draw the attention of the federal government to the plight of citizens caused by removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He then presented the speech of the national president of NLC Comrade Joe Ajaero to the speaker of the state legislature for onward transmission to the presidency.
Addressing the labour Unions, the speaker Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, said the assembly has adopted three motions with respect to the removal of oil subsidy.
They included upward review of salaries for civil servants, provision of palliatives and the urgent need for the federal government to open its Silos in Minna and sell grains to the people at subsidized rate.
He then commended the labour Unions for the peaceful conduct of the protest and assured them of the Assembly’s support and cooperation at all times.
Also speaking, the State Deputy Governor Comrade Yakubu Garba called for dialogue as a way of resolving demands between government and organized labour.
Comrade Yakubu Garba who commended the labour Unions for the matured way the protest was conducted, urged NLC to be wary of those who would disguised as labour unions to destroy public infrastructures.
