The Sokoto State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned strike over the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage.
The state NLC chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle, disclosed this during a press briefing over the weekend.
He revealed that the new wage, set to take effect in January 2024, will benefit genuine council workers and teachers across the state.
Speaking after a meeting with the union’s executives at the NLC Secretariat in Sokoto, Jungle expressed the branch’s support for the agreement reached with the state government.
He emphasized that the implementation of the minimum wage aligns with the broader goal of fostering development in the state.
“The state branch of the NLC support the implementation of N70,000 announced by the state government effective January 2025.
“We will also assist the state government in the process of implementing the minimum wage even it means conducting screening and verification to ensure only genuinely employed workers benefit from the new minimum wage of N70, 000 “, Aliyu Jungle stressed.
The Chairman further urged workers in the state to exercise patience while expressing confidence in the state government commitment to unveiling more beneficial welfare packages for its workforce .
“We are optimistic that more other welfare packages are coming to workers in the state”, he added.
It will be recalled that governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto had at the presentation of the state proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year to the state Assembly, announced January 2025 as the effective date for the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.
Recall that the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced on Saturday that it will not be participating in a strike following national directives from the union’s leadership.
