Federal Workers' Salary Demand Misrepresented Ahead of 2027
A viral social media post claimed that Nigerian federal workers demanded a salary increase as a condition to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections. This claim was found to be misleading by fact-checking organization DUBAWA.
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) did write to President Bola Tinubu requesting an immediate review of federal civil servants' pay, proposing a minimum wage of ₦300,000 and a top salary of ₦1.5 million for Level 17 officers. They cited a significant drop in purchasing power and raised concerns about the incomplete rollout of the ₦70,000 minimum wage approved in 2024.
However, the FWF made no reference to the 2027 elections in their public statement, and their demands were not framed as a political ultimatum. DUBAWA concluded that while the wage review request was legitimate, the assertion linking it to voting for the APC was false, with no evidence supporting such a connection in official communications.
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