The organised labour in Ekiti State have asked the Federal Government to increase the workers’ minimum wage to N100,000 if it removes fuel subsidy.
The federal government had last year declared its intention to remove fuel subsidy and had gone ahead to secure an $800 million relief package from the World Bank to help cushion the effects of such a decision on Nigerians.
The chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Kolapo Olatunde, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Sola Adigun, made the call at a media briefing to herald this year’s Workers Day celebration in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
