Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will “honestly and transparently resolve the request by labour for a salary increase for other levels of workers not affected in the implementation of the new national minimum wage.”

Osinbajo stated this on Thursday at a meeting with the new leadership of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa.

The team was led by the new President of the union, Comrade Quadri Olaleye. Labour, Employment & Productivity Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige was also at the meeting.

Commending the labour leaders’ engagement with the Federal Government, the VP told the leaders, “your coming today indicates your willingness to work with government. You should consider the President as someone committed to the welfare of workers. One of the first things he did when we came in was to give States a series of bailouts to help repay backlog of salaries in several States.”

The Vice President noted that the Buhari administration refused to ignore the situation, and instead provided different facilities including Paris club refunds and budget support loans to provide immediate succor to States.

On the contentious issue of salaries increase being demanded, the VP observed that labour “must find ways to work with a government that is honest and wants to work to resolve the issue transparently.

“Let us give ourselves room to negotiate properly. The President wants an honest, open process, we will be transparent and honest about it. Labour leaders should give us the benefit of the doubt,” he says.

Besides, Prof Osinbajo assured the leaders that the federal ministers all have a mandate to ensure job creation opportunities while the government also works on creating an enabling environment for the private sector to create jobs.




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I hear...!! agree to pay 30k minimum wage before election then refuse to pay after election.una try!!

hmmm

I beleieve so much in this administration

Kudos to this administration for a job well done.

I believe u sir!

Way to go!! No meaningful country would expend her whole budgets on paying salaries alone. Minimum wage increment is best applicable for those at the lowest wrung of the pay ladder! In Labour's demand, they must be realistic.

We trust you and we believe in your leadership Mr Vice President, i think the labour need to be patient with this administration as this government will surely implement all their promises as regards the minimum wages. God bless Nigeria

The dialogue is necessary so there are clear guidelines. The money has to come from somewhere, at the same time without interrupting infrastructure spending.
It is a balancing act.

Wow! Buhari/Osinbajo administration is so much concerned with the welfarism of the masses, God bless them

You can take that to the Bank. That's Prof Osinbajo for you his word, his bond.

Interesting! Anytime I see VP Osinbajo in charge there's just this peace that issues will definitely be resolved and progress will be made

Joylove2324:
We trust you and we believe in your leadership Mr Vice President, i think the labour need to be patient with this administration as this government will surely implement all their promises as regards the minimum wages. God bless Nigeria

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When the Vice president says it, it gets done!

Aladdin1:
I hear...!! agree to pay 30k minimum wage before election then refuse to pay after election.una try!!

Why are you talking like this ,don't you know that they need to consider some factors

That is so great for the Nigerians

We believe you sir! Everything he consciously becomes a part of gets resolved, who else has noticed?

vice presido doing what he does best negotiating favorably for the Nigerian people

That is why we trust you sir

Mcphamous:
I beleieve so much in this administration

Since you believe so much in this government, may God handle your life, business and destiny the way this administration handles Boko Haram insurgency. Amen

You can see the sincerity and readiness on the path of federal government to attend to the demand of labour therefore, NLC/TUC should also do the same and be realistic in there demand so that the long term pending issue will receive swift attention

This one still dey talk oo.