Senate has urged the Federal Government to continue the payment of N35,000 wage award to workers, following the yet to be concluded negotiations on minimum wage.
President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio said this at the end of a four hour closed door meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress and some Ministers over planned industrial action by the union.
“I appeal that the strike be suspended for negotiations to continue in the interest of Nigerians and the nation.” He said he was optimistic that labour would suspend the proposed strike, following the lengthy conversation with the leadership of the National Assembly, organised labour and the federal government delegation.
“And we have pleaded with labour to see reasons with the Federal Government and everybody while the strike cannot continue in the interest of every body.”The minister said that government was sensitive to the demand of labour and called on the unions to see reasons to heed to the request of government.
He said the leadership of the union did do have power to call off the strike, saying that there were processes involved in suspension of an industrial action.
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