The Ogun assembly has assured workers in the state that their request for the support of a national minimum wage would always be granted anytime the bill comes up for debate.
Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker, gave the assurance while receiving members of the organized labour in the state led by the Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC) Emmanuel Bankole.
Oluomo explained that the state had always been national minimum wage compliant.
The NLC was protesting against the move to transfer the national minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent legislative list.
The speaker assured that all the demands of the workers would be presented to Gov. Dapo Abiodun, saying that all issues affecting workers’ welfare were being addressed by the state government.
He assured the workers of the assembly’s support on issues that would better the welfare of the state workforce.
Early, Bankole had appealed to the speaker to intervene to guide members of the assembly to vote against the removal of the national minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list.
He noted that the decision became imperative to reduce poverty and inequality among the nation’s workforce.
The NLC chairman added that the protest would be the first stage of the struggle for survival and livelihood of millions of Nigerian workers.
