THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has said that the confidence labour has in the present administration when it came to power in 2015 is gradually waning.

The labour center in a press statement signed by its National President, comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Secretary General, comrade Musa-Lawal Ozigi, said Nigeria’s case is now pathetic just as the current administration has lost steam to fight corruption.

“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  per month. This is inhuman, wicked, derogatory and devilish,” the labour leaders said.

The union said that one way poverty can be addressed is when the wage of workers is increased in order to give them a new lease of life.

“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),” the union said.

On bailout funds, TUC   commended President Muhammadu Buhari for telling governors the truth on how he feels about their failure to pay salaries and pensions, despite the interventions of the Federal Government.

The congress, however, 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.

– Oct 31, 2017 @ 13:31 GMT |