The Nigerian Labour Congress is to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss the campaign to raise the retirement age for government workers to 65.
This was disclosed by the National President, NLC, Joe Ajaero, who stated that the NLC will not relent on the retirement age extension campaign which started under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
When asked on Sunday, if the congress would meet with Tinubu on the matter, the NLC President said, “Yes. Only few other establishments, including the core civil service, are now left out.
“We are, therefore, demanding that the age of retirement and length of service in the entire public service, including the civil service, be reviewed upward to 65 years of age and 40 years of service.”
Recall that the NLC had during the 2023 May Day celebrations appealed to Buhari to extend the retirement age for civil servants.
However the then Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, told our correspondent that Buhari, in the twilight of his administration, would not be able to deal with the matter.
“The process to effect that change to 65 years (if it is accepted by the Federal Government) is a process that cannot be completed before the end of the tenure of Buhari. So, I guess the new administration will have to deal with that,” Keyamo had said.
