The presidency has again appealled to Nigerian workers to exercise more patience with the Bola Tinubu administration over the new minimum wage.
Special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the plea in a chat with journalists on Monday, June 24.
He urged Nigerians not to pile unnecessary pressure on President Tinubu.
Onanuga assured that Tinubu would transmit the proposed bill on the new minimum wage to the National Assembly in the coming days.
The assurance comes barely 24 hours after labour leaders urged President Tinubu to consider consulting and reaching an agreement with its leadership before transmitting the bill to the National Assembly.
The workers’ union admitted that their much anticipated meeting of the National Executive Committee, which will accommodate about 300 Labour leaders, is being stalled by Tinubu’s delay to transmit the wage bill.
The last time the NLC and the TUC held a joint extraordinary National Executive Council was on June 4.
It was an emergency meeting to determine whether to continue its strike or shelve it following the agreement they reached with the government.
Reacting, Onanuga wondered what the rush for the transmission of the bill was all about.
While admitting that he had no knowledge of the date for submission, the presidential aide pleaded for more time.
“People should be patient,” Onanuga appealled.
Meanwhile, labour leaders have vowed to reject any offer below the N250,000 they are demanding.
