THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its allies will on Wednesday, embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged attempts by some elements at the National Assembly to remove the Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List.
A statement from the NLC headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday stated that the mobilization will start from the Unity Fountain Abuja at 7:30 am to the National Assembly complex.
It would be recalled that on February 25, NLC picketed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja for alleged anti-labour practices.
For some hours, the umbrella labour union prevented the commission’s workers from entering the building.
The NLC, with one of its affiliates, the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), accused the CAC management of violating labour laws against its workers.
Union officials, led by NLC President Ayuba Wabba, arrived the CAC premises early to begin the action.
They said the picketing will last three days.
Wabba accused a CAC top official of misappropriation the agency’s funds.
He said the official spent N250 million to build a car pack, N86 million to upgrade the commission’s internet server, N35 million to fumigate the agency against COVID-19, and N25 million to paint the Zone 5 annex office of the agency, totaling N396 million.