Civil Servants Refuse N10,000 Wage Award in Jigawa State
A N10,000 wage award offered by the Jigawa state government as a palliative for fuel subsidy removal has been rejected by the state workers.
The Jigawa State chapters of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have rejected the N10,000 wage award offered by the state government as a palliative for fuel subsidy removal.
This was contained in a press statement issued after the meeting of the Organized Labour to include, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state held in Dutse, the state capital.
In the statement, the state chairmen and secretaries of NLC and TUC, described the state government’s announcement of the wage award as premature as no agreement was reached to that effect.
The statement also guaranteed no response from the State government after the NLC Salary Negotiation Committee’s prolonged negotiations with the state government committee and various submissions.
It declared, ‘To our surprise, as the discussion is ongoing, we heard the state Commissioner of Information, Youth and Culture, Hon Sagiru Musa, announcing the approval of N10,000 for three months as a wage award, this is short of the reality on the ground.
“It is important for the general public to note that the Organized Labour Congress has not signed any Memorandum of Understanding with the Jigawa State Government on the N10,000 wage award, the Negotiation Committee is yet to conclude its assignment.
When contacted on the development, the state’s Head of Civil Service, Muhammad K. Dagacire, said the NLC Negotiation Committee was engaged and fully aware of the decision taken by the state government on palliative for the workers.
According to him, the agreement reached included payment of a three-month wage award to the workers, giving them food palliatives and the third stage was giving every civil servant farm inputs, including lands where it is available.
“So it is surprising to hear this story from you on the said NLC’s rejection of N10,000. Our interventions to workers to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal is of three stages, and Governor Malam Umar Namadi is committed to fulfill all,” the Head of Service stated.
Credit: Leadership
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