Chairman of the Trade Union Congress in Benue State, Gideon Akaa has said that labour leaders are negotiating with the government on the new minimum wage.
He refuted a popular social media rumour that the state administration announced N40,000 as the new minimum wage.
In a phone interview with journalists on Friday, he stated that both parties are yet to reach an agreement on any sum, adding that what Labour put on the table was N75,000 and N77,000.
He said, “I’m not aware of the rumour of N40,000. We held a meeting with the government and the negotiation is still ongoing. Nobody has mentioned anything about N40,000 to the best of my knowledge.
“So, where the rumour is coming from, I do not know. The government has not agreed to pay any amount, we are still negotiating. Once the negotiation is concluded, we will sign an agreement.
“As the negotiation is still ongoing, we have so many figures but we are yet to agree on something. We have N75,000, N77,000 on the negotiation table.”
