This was said by Ajaero on Thursday in an interview with Politics Today on Channels TV.
A pay increase of 25–35 percent had been granted by the federal government for civil personnel under various consolidated compensation schemes.
However, the NLC declined the raise, claiming it was insufficient.
Ajaero stated in the interview that although the government was calling the labor unions names, the workers were applying pressure.
“The N615,000 demand is the most realistic amount, if you’re talking about realistic,” he stated. Furthermore, being realistic does not mean earning a salve wage. Never.
“And we’ve broken this down into thirty things. It costs roughly N40,000 for accommodations. Please let me know where in Abuja you can find a room and parlor for N40,000. Power and electricity were allotted N20,000. You won’t be able to use the existing tariff for longer than a week.
Water and utilities cost only N10,000. For N14,000, the cooking gas cylinder gets filled. As the situation may be, you must purchase twice a month. Dinner for six people, including the couple and their four children. Every day, we allotted N9,000. Each person must pay N1,500. Your monthly salary comes to N240,000 when you do the math. We consider your medical history and award you N50,000, supposing you have no serious medical conditions.
“If your children are receiving free education, we have allotted N50,000 for their education.” N10,000 is for sanitation. 30 days of transportation at N3,000. The total of all the products will give you N615,000.
