Federal workers, organized under the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), have urged the federal government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pay their three-month wage arrears.
The appeal was made in a statement signed by the National Coordinator of FWF, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.
The statement was released on Wednesday through official channels.
Emelieze in the statement said that the refusal of the federal government to pay up the balance of the outstanding three months wage award as promised by the Accountant General of the Federation has shown clearly how our government has been treating her workers.
He said that the payment of ₦35,000 wage award was put in place after series of pressure by them.
He lamented that the payment since its implementation has been inconsistent and staggering.
Emelieze urged the government to pay the balance of the outstanding three months wage award and also clear the backlog of promotion arrears owed the federal workers.
He equally tasked the government to work out a cost of living allowance for them, preferably pay 30% of our salaries as cost of living allowance.
He said, “The refusal of the federal government to pay up the balance of the outstanding three months wage award as promised by the Accountant General of the Federation has shown clearly how our government has been treating her workers.
“Same also has been the case for so many backlog of arrears owed the federal workers, especially promotion arrears, in some cases over ten years backlog owed the federal workers in Nigeria.
“The payment of ₦35, 000 wage award was put in place after series of pressure by workers for government to pay a cost of living allowance after the removal of fuel subsidy and the deliberate forceful devaluation of our national currency by the federal government.
This current ₦70,000 minimum wage is a slave wage, we call for its immediate abolition. We urge the government to pay up now the balance of the outstanding three months wage award. We are calling on the federal government to clear the backlog of promotion arrears owed the federal workers. We call on the government to workout a cost of living allowance for the workers, preferably pay 30% of our salaries as cost of living allowance”.
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