Traffic Gridlock As NLC March To National Assembly Over Minimum Wage

Traffic gridlock in Abuja as the aggrieved members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) begin a protest march to the National Assembly over the withdrawal of a bill that would remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list.

The union and its associates are demanding the withdrawal National Minimum Wage bill seeking to remove the negotiation on minimum wage from the exclusive proposed by the National Assembly.

Recall that the House of Representatives had about two weeks ago introduced the bill which according to the sponsor, Garba Mohammed (APC Kano), would allow both the federal and state governments to freely negotiate a minimum wage with their workers ” in line with our federalism.”

Garba Mohammed (APC Kano), the sponsor of the bill said the bill is to allow both the federal and state governments to freely negotiate minimum wage “with their workers in line with our federalism.”

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But the organised labour that comprises the NLC, TUC and other affiliates opposed the bill, saying it would undermine the working class in the country.

The protesting workers are presently marching on the Shehu Shagari Way towards the NASS complex.

The demonstration is causing severe traffic gridlock forcing motorists to seek alternative routes to avoid being caught in the traffic logjam.