NLC: Increase minimum wage now – Atiku tells Tinubu

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, connected Sunday, called connected President Bola Tinubu to summation workers minimum wage, portion backing the organised labour’s request for a important increase.

Atiku accused President Bola Tinubu of presiding implicit a ruthless economical compression successful which workers are paid much connected insubstantial and condemned to unrecorded connected less.

He said the Tinubu administration’s self-congratulatory speech of betterment had go an insult to Nigerians whose wages vanish betwixt the filling presumption and the nutrient market.

In a connection issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communications of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said Tinubu’s reckless removal of the petrol subsidy sent prices soaring earlier immoderate credible extortion was successful spot for moving families.

He said: “The authorities pulled distant the floor, offered workers a flimsy umbrella and present applauds itself portion the rainfall beats down connected them.

“Fuel, transport, nutrient and rent person devoured their earnings. This is simply a callous mode to govern radical who enactment hard and inquire lone for the means to live.

“Tinubu asked Nigerians to marque sacrifices and treated the su...