Our interest in this government is waning — TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the confidence labour has in the present administration when it came on board in 2015 is gradually waning as all efforts geared toward fighting corruption have become a mirage. In a press statement signed by its National President, Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Secretary General, […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that the confidence labour has in the present administration when it came on board in 2015 is gradually waning as all efforts geared toward fighting corruption have become a mirage.
In a press statement signed by its National President, Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi, the labour leaders said Nigeria’s case has become that of “one-day one-trouble-kind of.”
“Only recently some ministers made case for No Work No Pay doctrine. Their argument was that they want to check the public service workers in the country. Just imagine, how do you tell a worker that has not been paid for six months to continue to borrow to transport himself or herself to job? How do you explain it that a country that is broke still pays twitter lawmakers over N29 million on a monthly basis. This is inhuman, wicked, derogatory and devilish,” they said.
The union said that one way poverty can be addressed is when the wage of workers is increased even as it lamented that the last wage increase was in 2011.
“Though due for review but some forces who take delight in using our children as political thugs have refused. They want the status-quo to remain- (master-servant relationship).”
On bail out funds, the union commended President Muhammadu Buhari for telling governors the gospel truth on how he feels about their failure to pay salaries and pensions despite the interventions of the Federal Government.
The congress carpeted some state governors for asking for the release of 50 per cent of the Paris Club loan refund, even when they cannot account for the tranches already released to them.