The Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello campaigning to be the President of Nigeria in 2023 has been called out by the Nigeria Labour Congress.
NLC expressed shock over the failure of the Kogi State government to implement the N30,000 minimum wage.
State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Onuh Edoka, disclosed this on Wednesday when the new excos of the Nigeria Civil Service Union paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
Edoka noted that two years after a committee was set up by the government to improve the welfare of workers given the current economic reality, the committee is yet to submit its report to Governor Yahaya Bello.
Expressing dissatisfaction with the situation, Edoka lamented that the union is under serious pressure from workers in Kogi to see that the new minimum wage sees the light of the day.
He however assured that the union will not rest until the new minimum wage is implemented in Kogi just as it is applicable in other states.
“Organized Labour in Kogi State is still in dismay over the non implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage. After two years of setting the committee, they are yet to submit a report to his excellency. For how long are we going to continue like this? Workers have been patient and they have exhausted it.