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Nigeria Cannot Achieve G20 Status By 2020 — Nwanyanwu

The National Chairman of the Labour party, Mr Dan Nwanyanwu has said that Nigeria cannot achieve its dream of becoming one of the 20 leading … Continue reading Nigeria Cannot Achieve G20 Status By 2020 — Nwanyanwu


The National Chairman of the Labour party, Mr Dan Nwanyanwu has said that Nigeria cannot achieve its dream of becoming one of the 20 leading economies in the world by year 2020, if the labour sector is not given federal protection.

“Nigeria cannot be part of the 20 leading world economies by the year 2020 if a critical success factor of production like labour is not accorded a federal constitutional status and protection,” he said.

He said this while addressing a news conference in Abuja where he assured the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of his party’s support in their demand that the proposed 1999 constitutional amendment retain issues of labour and minimum wage on the exclusive legislative list.

He added that the party is unhappy over attempts by the Senate to water down and deregulate minimum wage law, while putting itself exclusively on a federally regulated life pension for its principal officers.