President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has said that the national minimum wage of N18,000 per month is grossly inadequate in the face of the present economic reality and that the organised labour is to present a new demand to the government in February.
The NLC scribe said the issue of the new minimum wage would be definitely resolved before the May Day, as the document on the new minimum wage demanded was ready but was being delayed because the congress wanted to seek the view of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), finalise the figure, so that the organised Labour would not present divergent view and figure to the government.
According to the NLC president, the highest organ of the congress; the National Executive Council (NEC), would meet next Thursday and ratify the document.
He added, however, that the NLC and the TUC would meet first to look at the figure before its presentation to the government. He refused to mention the figure being proposed by the NLC because the process had not been concluded.
He assured that the issue would be resolved before the May Day.
