Governor
Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and
its affiliate unions to shelve its scheduled strike in the interest of the
citizenry.
He made this
call in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar
Dakingari, on Monday.
The Governor
urged the workers to await the report of the tripartite committee on minimum
wage and President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision on the wage increase.
“I want to
assure the Nigerian workers at all levels of the government’s readiness to
promote their welfare.
“The
government is willing and ready to do everything possible to uplift workers’
welfare,’’ he said.
The
statement said that Bagudu left Birnin Kebbi for Abuja Monday morning to
partake in the 12th meeting of the tripartite committee on the National Minimum
Wage.
The
committee is expected to finalise deliberations and submit its report to
President Buhari within few days.
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