The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has pledged a “living wage” that ensures a “decent life” in response to employees’ uproar over the present national minimum wage, which is set at N30,000.
The president-elect also said that “we all have a common battle to wage, one which we must win together,” adding that the battle is against poverty, ignorance, disease, disunity, ethnic and religious hatred, and all adverse forces that contend against the stability and prosperity of the country. He gave the nation’s labour force the assurance that “your fight will be my fight because I will always fight for you.”
In a message posted to his Twitter and Facebook accounts, Tinubu stated, “In the Nigeria I will have the honour and privilege to lead from May 29, workers will have more than a minimum wage.”
“You will have a living wage to have a decent life and provide for your families.”
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I join the rest of the world and all compatriots to celebrate Nigerian workers on this year’s International Workers’ Day
“In Nigeria, every May 1 is a special day in our national calendar. The public holiday we observe is not just to commemorate the contributions and sacrifices of workers to the well-being of our country,” he said.
“It serves both as a celebration of the rights of workers to dignity, decent wages and decent living, and more important, it is a testament to the critical role the labour movement plays in our march towards a stronger, united and more prosperous nation.”
