In a statement on Friday, June 28, 2024, members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) lambasted the governors for calling for the decentralisation of the minimum wage negotiation.
Some governors, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, had canvassed for the consideration of the cost of living and the ability of each state to pay in reaching an agreement on the new minimum wage.
As a result, they proposed that each state should be allowed to negotiate a new minimum wage with their respective labour unions.
