The Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to embark on a nationwide protest on Wednesday over moves by the National Assembly to remove the national minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list .
In a statement on Tuesday, the NLC said the protest will hold in the 36 states ’ Houses of Assembly.
It added that the protest will start from the Unity Fountain Abuja at 7:30 am to the National Assembly complex .
The Congress had after its emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja last Tuesday, vowed to resist “ any attempt to exterminate Nigeria ’ s working class ” .
The House of Representatives two weeks ago debated a bill to remove the powers to negotiate wage matters from the exclusive to the concurrent list , citing the inability of state governors to pay the N 30, 000 minimum wage for the move .
According to a communique jointly signed by NLC President , Ayuba Wabba , and the acting General Secretary of the NLC , Ismail Bello , the bill is an attempt to undermine Nigeria ’ s working class.
“ The NEC decided that there will be a national protest action commencing from March 10, 2021, in the Federal Capital Territory and especially to the National Assembly.
“ The NEC decided that should the need arise , it has empowered the National Administrative Council of the NLC to declare and enforce a national strike action , especially if the legislators continue on the ruinous path of moving the national minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list, ” it read in part.
