Ilorin – Mr lssa Aremu, Deputy President of
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has praised
President Muhammadu Buhari for the bail out
of wage-debtor states.
Aremu gave the commendation when he spoke
with newsmen in llorin on Sunday.
The labour leader said the gesture had singled
Buhari out as a labour-sensitive President.
He also commended the President for rejecting
the N400 million cars at a time the country
was drawing on reserves to meet basic needs.
Aremu noted that the nation needed
comprehensive, systemic waste reduction
programmes beyond the exemplary gestures of
the president.
“Regrettably, notwithstanding the appreciated
presidential gesture, thousands of workers still
observed the concluded Sallah without full
pay.’’
“For many workers, it was sacrifice before
Ramadan and continuation of deprivation
after Ramadan.
“This is unacceptable. Debt-owing governors
of employers should pay up or face the wrath
of workers everywhere’’, he said.
He urged the president to ensure that bailed
out state governors signed performance/
service delivery bonds with firm commitment
to use the money for the purpose for which it
was provided.
He congratulated Nigerian workers on the
successful observance of Eid-el-Fitr and the
state governors and employers who paid their
workers’ monthly salaries to celebrate the
Sallah.
Aremu pointed out that delays and non-
payment of salaries had deepened the
worsening poverty in the country.
“Working poor have been turned to working
beggars. Nigerians cannot guarantee
productivity and prosperity with this level of
deprivation and poverty of the workers.
“Governments at all levels should immediately
initiate sustainable policies to reduce the
current worsening poverty.’’
He noted that if the situation was not tackled,
it could lead to mass uprising capable of
undermining the Nigerian nascent democracy.
“Unpaid workers are hungry workers. Hungry
workers are angry workers.
“With already frustrated millions of the
unemployed, and insurgency fuelled by
suicidal desperately poor, Nigeria risks mass
national revolt if nothing is done’’, he said.
He felicitated with the progressive world on
the occasion of Mandela Day 2015.
Aremu noted that the UN, which Nigeria
subscribes, to encourages people to devote 67
minutes to helping others through one minute
of charitable work for every year.
He said Mandela was devoted to humanitarian
service, stating that Nigerian leaders needed
more than 67 minutes to reflect on how to
replace existing corruption agenda with
development agenda. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/nlc-praises-buhari-for-bailing-out-states/

d guy above me... ka ci uwarka!

lalasticlala

Bailing out states....where im do dat one

That's one of the things we(sane) Nigerian voted him for. GOD bless PMB/VP, GOD bless Nigeria.

Only the wailers failed to see it as a good step in the right direction. Sensible Nigerians know that the drunk who occupied the office b4 PMB would have squandered that money.

It's too early to praise these guys!

Very soon they will squander the money and start begging again.

Okay

But Osun workers are still begging
One chance change

This is just the begining..more to come Change!

Billing out states with an empty treasury how is that possible.

Some people would not like this.

















But that is not my f**ckin business.

[DheEmir]