The report that President Bola Tinubu would make a wage announcement to employees on Independence Day is inaccurate, according to the Federal Government.
In a statement released on Wednesday by Mr. Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labor, Simon Lalong, Minister of Labor and Employment, provided the clarifications.
Insisting that it was a complete fabrication by the reporter to fit the story of the interests best known to the newspaper, he urged the general public to disregard the claim.
“The attention of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been drawn to reports circulating online claiming that the President will announce wage awards and palliatives to workers during his October 1st Independence Day speech.
“The report, which is said to have emanated from a purported interview with the Director of Information in the ministry, claimed that a last-minute meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday between the Federal Government and Labour to avert the proposed strike.
“We wish to categorically state that the report is false and misleading as at no time did the Director of Information make such disclosure,” he said.
He added that, for the benefit of the doubt, it is important to stress that the Director of Information at the ministry does not speak for the President.