The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said about eight states were yet to commence the payment of the new minimum wage and its consequential adjustment.
The President, TUC, Mr Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Mr Musa-Lawal Ozigi, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.
Both leaders said the union had written letters to the governors and also engaged them in dialogue, but all to no avail.
The leaders, while expressing worry, said that the union had decided to collaborate with its sister union, the Nigeria Labour Congress to carry out its planned protest formerly scheduled for Sept. 23, but now shifted to Sept. 28.
“There is no need for the pains we bear; It is a needless one. They ask us to tighten our belts while they loosen theirs.
“Services are not rendered yet we are compelled to pay estimated bills.
“You will recall that this government during its electioneering campaigns in 2014 told the world there is nothing like subsidy.
“We were told that they will build refineries, all that are history now.
“We run a mono economy and any hike in fuel automatically will have adverse effect on us yet successive government tow that path because they are not creative, ” the duo said.
The duo urged Nigerians to prepare for the unprecedented mass action against corruption, obnoxious policies, rape and other violent offences, breach of collective agreement, unemployment, among other issues.
