Kebbi NLC challenges Malami’s claims on workers’ welfare

The Kebbi State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the promises made to workers by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate, Abubakar Malami, describing them arsenic governmental statements.

The NLC president successful the state, Usman Murtala, stated this successful a connection issued successful Birnin Kebbi portion reacting to Malami’s Independence Day address.

Murtala said Malami’s pledges connected pensions and gratuities did not bespeak the concern successful the state, claiming that retired civilian servants had continued to person their payments without backlogs.

He besides rejected Malami’s connection to rise the minimum wage for Kebbi workers to N110,000, saying the authorities authorities presently pays N75,000, including permission grants.

The NLC president said the national would ordinarily debar governmental disputes but considered it indispensable to respond to claims concerning workers’ payment and conditions of service.

He urged politicians to verify their facts earlier making nationalist statements connected issues affecting workers.

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