NLC blows hot over new minimum wage, reveals plan against Nigerian govt

President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has declared that workers may shut down the country again if the Nigerian government does not show seriousness to implement the new minimum wage. Ayuba Wabba, said this on Monday in Abuja at a symposium with the theme: ‘Making Nigeria Work for the people’ organised by the NLC to mark Nigeria’s 57th Independence Day. Wabba lamented that one of the problems facing Nigeria was the absence of good governance. “This crisis of good governance is exemplified by the massive corruption in our body politics. “This in turn is responsible for the huge unemployment crisis, poor service delivery and continuous absence of dividends of democracy for majority of our people. “The latest manifestation of this is the refusal by a number of states government to fulfill their elementary obligations to their workers by not paying salaries and pensions as at when due. “So, for us in the congress, we look at restructuring as that which cannot be a substitute for good governance and respect for the rule of law,’’ he said. Wabba warned that as long as the political and bureaucratic elites continue to misappropriate resources meant for development, the nation would not overcome its challenges.