WAEC Employees Protest, Demand 30% Salary Increase

Funmi Ogundare

Staff of  the West African Examination Council (WAEC) headquarters,  Yaba, yesterday  embarked on a peaceful protest to press for salary increase.

One of the protesting employees, who preferred to remain anonymous told THISDAY that workers had demanded a 30 per cent increase in salary  from the management   to cushion the challenging economic crisis in the country, but that the later is offering 25 per cent.

“Today we have decided to embark on this protest to press home our demand. We are not covered by the new minimum wage for civil servants in Nigeria but we all buy from the same market. Is it out of place for the management in Nigeria to look into our plight?,”  the worker said..

The Head, Public Affairs of the council, Moyosola Adeyegbe, informed THISDAY in a telephone conversation that the issue is currently being resolved and that the council was  preparing to make an official statement regarding the matter .

“A meeting has just been concluded and we are working on resolving all the issues. But whatever it is, we will definitely communicate it is not something that is so serious. Everywhere is calm now,” Adeyegbe said.

Asked if the minimum wage  was effective at the council, Adeyegbe stated:” We did a salary review which is in tandem with what the federal government did, but we are working on something.”