The House of Representatives on Wednesday during plenary called on the Federal Government to redirect the focus of its negotiation with labour, from fixing a minimum wage, to fixing a realistic living wage in line with current market realities.
The Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, urged his colleagues to speedily amend the minimum wage bill as it did with the national anthem, adding that if President Bola Tinubu refuses to accede to it, he should be overridden by the National Assembly.
The lawmakers also condemned members of the Labour Congress, for shutting down the national grid during their nationwide industrial strike on Monday.
The lawmakers said labour unions had gone too far by shutting down the national grid, and alleged that lives were lost due to that action.
They urged the federal government, to redirect the focus of its negotiation with labour, from fixing a minimum wage, to fixing a realistic living wage in line with current market realities.
The Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, drew attention to the Trade Dispute Act, which restricts labour unions from shutting down certain sectors during an industrial action.
They also called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), to carry out a downward review of the electricity tariff.
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