Angry workers force emergency talks with Finance Minister over unpaid wages, hardship
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Abuja: Mounting pressure from aggrieved Nigerian workers has compelled the Federal Ministry of Finance to convene an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, as growing economic hardship continues to fuel nationwide discontent.
The National Secretary of the JNPSNC, Olowoyo Gbenga, confirmed that the union received an official invitation late on Tuesday, August 4, for a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele Gbenga said the national leadership of the council would attend the meeting with a firm commitment to pressing for the implementation of key demands earlier submitted to the minister.
The union had demanded the immediate payment of the outstanding wage award owed to federal public servants, alongside the implementation of other pending welfare commitments.
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