Some State chapters of the Organised Labour have said that that they would not accept adjustments to the minimum wage, which would be lower than what the Federal Government is offering its workers.

In Enugu State, the National Labour Congress Chairman, Viginus Nwobodo, told organised labour in the state would meet on Friday to discuss the consequential adjustments on the minimum wage.

Nwobodo, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondents, said, “After the meeting of the organised labour in the state, we will formally write the state government with the new minimum wage.”

On his part, the state Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Chukwuma Igbokwe, told one of our correspondents on the telephone that leaders of the Trade Union Congress in the 36 states would meet to discuss the issue.

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