Nasarawa PASAN rejects NLC stance on new minimum payment, wants wage implementation not promotion

By David Odama

Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Nasarawa State Chapter Thursday rejected the position of the State Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the payment of N70, 000 New National Minimum Wage by the State Government

The Association want the State Government to first pay new national minimum wage to the workers before implementation of promotions and arrears owned to civil servants in the state.

The Chairman of the Association,. Comrade Suleiman Safiyanu Oshafu declared the association while reading the resolutions reached during its emergency meeting in Lafia

The union said that the payment of new national minimum wage would affect and benefit all workers in the state while implementation of promotions will only benefit the affected workers.

Comrade Oshafu said that the essence of the meeting was to brief members on the outcome of NLC/TUC meeting with Governor Abdullahi Sule on payment of new national minimum wage held on Monday, 12th Aug, 2024.

” We have call you to brief you on the outcome of NLC/TUC meeting with Governor Abdullahi Sule on Monday, 12th August, 2024 on New national minimum wage payment to civil servants in the state .

“During the meeting, His Excellency has agreed to pay the N70,000 new minimum wage to civil servants as approved by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

” But NLC said that it want the government to first implement backlog of promotions to civil servants before any issue of payment of new minimum wage and the Governor has agreed with NLC position” he said.

Oshafu said that the union was not against the implementation of promotions to civil servants as agreed by NLC in the state but let it be the other way round.

” What our members said and want first, is payment of new national minimum wage before implementation of promotions. As payment of new minimum wage will affect all workers while implementation of promotions will affect only few workers in the state”

The Chairman appreciated members for their positive contributions on the issue and promised to communicate their resolutions to NLC and Government for necessary action.

” We are your representative, we will continue to represent you well. We have heard what you said and we will inform the NLC and the government on your stand appropriately” he added.

The PASAN Chairman who urged members to continue to remain united and embrace peace for the progress of the association, however appreciated the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau for being workers friendly and all inclusiveness.

Oshafu also thanked Gov. Abdullahi Sule for improving on the welfare of staff of the assembly.