President Bola Tinubu has promised to send an executive bill on the new minimum wage to the National Assembly within a short time.
He gave the assurance in his Democracy Day address to the nation on Wednesday.
The president pointed out that since the discussions on the new minimum wage began, his administration has engaged with the organised labour in good faith and with open arms.
“In the face of labour’s call for a national strike, we did not seek to oppress or crack down on the workers as a dictatorial government would have done. We chose the path of cooperation over conflict.
“No one was arrested or threatened. Instead, the labour leadership was invited to break bread and negotiate toward a good-faith resolution.
“Reasoned discussion and principled compromise are hallmarks of democracy. These themes shall continue to animate my policies and interaction with the constituent parts of our political economy,” the president stated.
Tinubu assured that the federal government will soon send an executive bill to the National Assembly to enshrine what has been agreed upon as part of the country’s law for the next five years or less.
The president added that he had taken on this vital task without fear or favour and was committed to the work until a Nigeria where no man is oppressed is built.
