{"id":140992,"date":"2024-12-02T16:03:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/minimum-wage-i-will-sack-you-if-you-dont-report-to-work-ebonyi-gov-tells-striking-workers"},"modified":"2024-12-02T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:07:56","slug":"minimum-wage-i-will-sack-you-if-you-dont-report-to-work-ebonyi-gov-tells-striking-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/minimum-wage-i-will-sack-you-if-you-dont-report-to-work-ebonyi-gov-tells-striking-workers","title":{"rendered":"Minimum wage: \u2018I will sack you if you don\u2019t report to work\u2019 \u2013 Ebonyi gov tells striking workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru, has given workers in the state 72 hours ultimatum to resume work or face dismissal.<\/p>\n

The governor also threatened to replace them after their dismissal from duty.<\/p>\n

Nwifuru\u2019s action followed a seven days warning strike embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ebonyi State wing.<\/p>\n

Addressing newsmen on Monday in his office at the new Government House, Centenary City, Abakaliki, Nwifuru said the state government is not owing any worker.<\/p>\n

He stated that the state government has approved N75,000 as minimum wage and has already started paying.<\/p>\n

The NLC, Ebonyi State, had on Sunday commenced a seven days warning strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage in the state.<\/p>\n

However, reacting to the strike, Nwifuru said, \u201cIf you don\u2019t go to work, not only that I will not pay you salary, but I will replace you within 72 hours in your office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I don\u2019t see you in your office, consider yourself sacked. So far I am not guilty, I am not owing you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am paying you what is supposed to be paid. And according to the agreement and the Constitution, I am not owing you. If you don\u2019t go to work within 72 hours I will replace you.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I have called the state chairman of the Civil Service Commission. I have directed all the commissioners to go to their offices. All the agencies, all the departments of government must be in their office and record the people that come to work. And that is the people I will pay through table payment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will pay you by the number of days you attended to your duty in your office. If you don\u2019t want to come to work, you will forget about the state government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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