Tinubu, Organized Labour Wrap Up Meeting – Discover The Details

The meeting on minimum wage between the President Bola Tinubu and organized labour held on Thursday, ended without reaching a conclusive agreement.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the meeting was called at the instance of President Tinubu.

However, despite discussion of about an hour, no agreement was reached on the minimum wage prompting both parties to schedule another session in seven days.

Speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of state for labour, expressed confidence that the minimum wage issue would soon be resolved.

“It is a fruitful meeting, father and children. I think we are hopeful that very soon everything will be resolved,” she said.

“Of course, when father and children talk, you know what it is. That’s just exactly what has happened. It took us almost about an hour. I believe that it’s all for good.”

On his part, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said the meeting was not a negotiation but a discussion with the president.

“In a real sense, it wasn’t a negotiation but a discussion, and we have had that discussion,” Ajaero said.

“We agreed to look at the real terms probably and reconvene in the next one week.

“So that’s where we are. We didn’t go down there to talk naira and kobo. At least there were some basic issues that we agreed on.

“We didn’t go into naira and kobo discussions. Now the status quo in terms of the amount N250,000 and N62,000 remains until we finish this conversation.”

Festus Osifo, TUC president, said the meeting looked at the issues “bothering and biting Nigerians today”

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