The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said Nigerians will not die but will adjust to the economic hardships in the country.
The minister, according to a statement on Sunday, argued that economic hardship and agitation for pay rise by workers were not peculiar to Nigeria but were a global phenomenon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
On how to stem the tide of perennial strikes in the country, Ngige said the International Labour Organisation recognises “social dialogue” as the best methodology for addressing industrial issues.
According to him, whether the problem is demand for more wages or quest for better conditions of service, once discussions commence on a round-table, it must be given a social face.
He, however, regretted that in Nigeria, people choose to disobey the law, rather than do the right thing, while those who obey the laws and insist on due process were condemned as “odd”.
