Workers on the Federal Workers Forum (FWF) have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay the three-month wage award and other outstanding amounts they owe as soon as possible.
The workers made the announcement during the forum’s online gathering on Saturday.
On Sunday, DAILY POST received a copy of a communiqué issued at the end of the conference.
In a communiqué written by its National Coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emelieze, the workers stated that the Nigerian government does not take workers seriously.
Emelieze noted that costs for products and services have risen by more than 300% in recent years, while the currency has been severely depreciated.
He went on to say that federal employees now struggle to feed and survive in the nation.
He stated that it is sad that the federal government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ceased paying the N35,000 salary award in February.
He took use of the occasion to request that the president pay the three-month wage award as well as any other outstanding balances.
He further stated that the president and any state governor who cannot provide a livable wage should resign.
The statement read:
“We have observed that the Nigerian government is not taking workers seriously; the government doesn’t care about the welfare of its workers. We are really very disappointed in the government’s disposition towards workers.
“It appears the government is heartless and wicked. It is obvious the government is playing games with the new national minimum wage; this is truly very mindless and insensitive.
“Our national currency has been badly devalued. Federal workers now find it very difficult to feed and survive in Nigeria. Most unfortunately, the government has stopped the payment of the N35,000 wage award since February.
“It is shameful that the government now owes the federal workers three-month wage award. The government is also owing several arrears of allowances, promotion arrears, and several other payments to federal workers.
“We cannot continue suffering unnecessarily; we have endured this hardship enough. The federal government should pay up the three-month wage award and other arrears owed to federal workers.
“The federal government is not permitted to borrow any amount from our contributory pension fund. We are in total support of the indefinite national strike action called by labour. Federal workers should ensure full compliance and a complete shutdown of all federal government secretariats nationwide.
“If, after five working days from the commencement of the indefinite strike, and the government is not budging, labour should lead the workers to occupy the Three Arms Zone and state government houses nationwide. We call for solidarity and support from the Nigerian people.”
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