The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has lambasted Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, over his recent claims that both the federal and state governments will not be able to pay public servants a national minimum wage of N100,000 or more.
While reacting to comments credited to the presidential aide on Monday, among others, TUC, in a statement by its Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, said: “Such speculative statements undermine the fundamental principles of fair compensation and perpetuate the cycle of economic inequality.”
Toro said that President Tinubu’s government owes workers a duty to advocate for policies that promote decent wages and ensure a reasonable standard of living for all citizens, in line with global best practices.
He said: “The federal and state governments, employers, and labour are in the preliminary stages of negotiations for the New National Minimum Wage in the country by the constitution. No proposals have been made by any of the negotiating partners, including the Presidency; no offer has been made, and none has been negotiated. So, the President’s spokesman, in bandying around figures, is merely being mischievous. This may well be a strategy to throw a spanner in the works of the negotiating body.
