Vote against Governors seeking second term over their opposition to minimum wage, says NLC Vice President

The Vice President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Amaechi Asugwuni admonished workers in the country to vote out all state governors seeking second term that are opposed to the payment of the new minimum wage of N30, 000.

Speaking in Lagos over the weekend at the inauguration of the new National Administrative Council NAC of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) , Comrade Asugwuni revealed that there was no reason for governors not to pay the new minimum wage as soon as all processes have been concluded.

According to the NLC vice president, some governors have officially written to the NLC that they will be able to pay the new minimum wage saying that there was no governor that will be able to stand before the state workers to decline payment.

"Am telling Nigerians that any governor that undermined the payment of minimum wage should be voted out. They are hiding under the governors forum not to pay but they have confirmed to us and written us that they can pay the minimum wage"

"N30, 000 is not even the money that can be take anybody home. The president as a matter of urgency should transmit that minimum wage document to the National Assembly"

Asugwuni said there was no going back on the new minimum wage and urged workers to gear up for the great battle ahead in order to ensure that the struggle continued without hindrance should they refused to pay.

He called on the newly inaugurated executive of NUATE to put their house in order and forge ahead saying, that the aviation industry remained one of the strongest affiliates of the NLC hence the president of the NLC visited the new NUATE President within a month after election.

Comrade Asugwuni said he has confidence in the new executive to ensure that the welfare of workers in the aviation sector remained paramount and urged that everybody be carried along in decision making.

He noted that there were unions after elections will disintegrate but stated that NUATE has remained stronger after the election, indicating that there was unity among them.

The NLC boss urged all the elected officers to continue to work with the president as he alone can not do it for NUATE.

The new president of NUATE, Comrade Ben Nnabue responding after the inauguration, promised to carry everybody along by remaining focus in executing his programmes.

Nnabue assured that no worker will be victimised warning that issues affecting members will be handled with care. He remarked that with the inauguration of NUATE NAC that the union was set to commence action on its activities.

While thanking the NLC vice president for honouring the invitation and assured that the executive will strive to play according to rules saying that he will not betrayed the confidence reposed in them and urged all workers to cooperate with the new team in order to lift the aviation industry and the union.