Tori be say, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) don vex no be small say federal government no gree increase di minimum wage from N60,000 and dem no wan reverse di electricity tariff wey dem bin dey increase.
Ben Ukpa wey be NLC tok-tok pesin confam say di strike go start from midnight on Sunday.
“Di strike na because goment no gree increase di minimum wage and dem no gree reverse di electricity tariff mata,” na wetin Ukpa yarn.
Dem don plan di strike to start on June 3.
Labour bin don give National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and federal goment May 31 make dem reverse di electricity tariff palava.
For April 3, NERC bin gree make dem increase electricity tariff for customers wey dey Band A classification—from N66 go reach N225 per kwh.
Plenty people bin vex and dem dey shout make dem cancel am.
Labour unions bin don also give goment ultimatum say make dem finalize di new national minimum wage mata before May 31.
So far, federal goment don propose minimum wage of N48,000, N54,000, and recently, N60,000.
But NLC and TUC say all dose one no go work and dem insist on N615,500, sake of how tins cost well well for market.
For statement wey dem release on Friday to announce di strike, labour unions say e dey pain dem say goment don forget di work wey dem suppose do for workers even afta all di warnings wey dem don give dem.
Dem say since dem neva finish di minimum wage mata and di electricity tariff sef still dey high, workers no get choice dan to begin nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, 2024.
NLC and TUC dey together for dis fight and dem don tell all dia members, market pipo and evribody to prepare for action. Dem say dem no go gree any delays or excuse again.
