Sokoto NLC suspends planned strike action

The Sokoto State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called off its planned strike following an agreement on the implementation of a new N70,000 minimum wage.

Announcing the decision over the weekend, NLC Chairman Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle confirmed that the wage adjustment will take effect in January 2024, benefiting council workers and teachers across the state.

After a meeting with union executives at the NLC Secretariat in Sokoto, Jungle expressed support for the deal reached with the state government, emphasizing that the wage increase is a step toward enhancing development in the state.

“The state branch of the NLC support the implementation of N70,000 announced by the state government effective January 2025.

“We will also assist the state government in the process of implementing the minimum wage even it means conducting screening and verification to ensure only genuinely employed workers benefit from the new minimum wage of N70, 000 “, Aliyu Jungle stressed.

The Chairman further urged workers in the state to exercise patience while expressing confidence in the state government commitment to unveiling more beneficial welfare packages for its workforce .

“We are optimistic that more other welfare packages are coming to workers in the state”, he added.

It will be recalled that governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto had at the presentation of the state proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year to the state Assembly, announced January 2025 as the effective date for the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.