The Labour Party says the N494,000 minimum wage demand by the organized labour is unrealistic.
National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos State.
According to him, strike was not an option, noting that it would cause more hardship and suffering.
He called on the organized labour to re-negotiate with the government on a new minimum wage rather than embarking on industrial action.
He said, “Our immediate reaction is that organised labour should not throw Nigerians into more hardship.
“Nigerians are already grappling with a lot of challenges and we do not need to exacerbate the situation. I think the demand for N494,000 minimum wage is unrealistic. It is really unrealistic.
“It is a figure that cannot be sustained because it will imply that Nigeria will take all that money it has to pay the civil servants.
