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Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Agapeunit(m): 5:38am On Jun 08, 2024
Doyin is pained because what he wanted was not giving to him at labour party and be given to him either by tinubu! He will shout and shout,support and criticize but would end up like ffk and the rest blind bats like him.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Inosky: 5:39am On Jun 08, 2024
Any way belle face corrupt foool has spoken
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by NinjaMetahuman: 5:40am On Jun 08, 2024
Racoon:
And how about the useless government on seat that have wickedly shut down the national life of this nation with its utter incompetency, ineptitude and cluelessness?
The government is evil, so let's punish everybody else who are already suffering from evil governmemt with more evil.


Won't that make people support the government you call evil?
Some of you just don't think at all.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Blaze14k: 5:42am On Jun 08, 2024
It is also evil to under pay civil servants
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 5:43am On Jun 08, 2024
theophorus:
NLC @ FG levels Minimum wage = 62,000
NLC @ SG levels Minimum wage =<50,000
But na same market everybody go buy things.
Instead make we fight for better Governance and accountability.
NLC @ FG levels don use everybody cash out.
▶ Any amount less than $64.5 or Naira 94,893.69 is extreme poverty and should not even be considered of worth.
▶ Any amount less than $68 or Naira 102000, which is the former minimum wage adjusted for the approximate 340% depreciation of Naira since February 2023, is pretty much not a raise but adjustment to match the old minimum wage. I suspect the recent increase of 300% for the Judiciary was such an adjustment made against the Naira depreciation level. So this Naira 120,000 or $68 point needs to be where Labor begins its negotiating for a raise.
▶ At the federal level though, anything less than N250,000 should be rejected by federal workers. Given the padding senior workers at the federal level freely give themselves, I see no reason why some of that extra padding should not work it's way down and across the board to other Federal workers.
What is a poverty line?
A poverty line, also called a poverty threshold, is a set amount of income below which it becomes difficult, if not impossible, for people to afford essentials like food and shelter. Each country determines its poverty line by calculating the cost of meeting minimum needs. Households with incomes below this line are considered to be living in poverty.
The international poverty line serves as a standard for measuring extreme global poverty and was recently adjusted to $2.15 a day to reflect the rising cost of necessities and adjust for inflation. Since 1990, it has increased from $1 to $2.15, reflecting the rising cost of living.
https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 5:44am On Jun 08, 2024
illicit:
That's right
NLC and others need to shut down that contraption until some common sense is forced to flow abeg! grin
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Omenlon: 5:45am On Jun 08, 2024
Racoon:
And how about the useless government on seat that have wickedly shut down the national life of this nation with its utter incompetency, ineptitude and cluelessness?
some of you are so daft that you can't draw a line between politics and realities. How does shutting of the national grid help those artisans, who need the light to fend for their daily living? How does it help those macro and micro businesses who are even striving to survive? How does it help the unemployed who are not beneficiary of the so called minimum wage? Do you even considered that some people could be in the ICU,or theatre in the hospitals that needed electricity to survive? God will judge all of you and Ajaero
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 5:45am On Jun 08, 2024
Blaze14k:
It is also evil to under pay civil servants
More evil since it means millions of Nigerians have been plunged into extreme poverty by the carelessness of those at the top. lipsrsealed
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by starz100: 5:46am On Jun 08, 2024
This man don dey look for work small small from apc.Wetin concern am with how labour strike,abi he wan teach them their work?
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 5:46am On Jun 08, 2024
Omenlon:
some of you are so daft that you can't draw a line between politics and realities. How does shutting of the national grid help those artisans, who need the light to fend for their daily living? How does it help those macro and micro businesses who are even striving to survive? How does it help the unemployed who are not beneficiary of the so called minimum wage? Do you even considered that some people could be in the ICU,or theatre in the hospitals that needed electricity to survive? God will judge all of you and Ajaero
Need it to earn wages that are below the extreme poverty line, wages worse than they had before this government showed up to pull the carpet from under them? Almost overnight, millions of Nigerians have had their lives forced below the extreme poverty line while many more are soon to join and you dey talk say make them they work under extreme poverty to keep your business running. The entire country should be shut abeg until your politicians begin coming up with better ideas. undecided

▶ Any amount less than $64.5 or Naira 94,893.69 is extreme poverty and should not even be considered of worth.
▶ Any amount less than $68 or Naira 102000, which is the former minimum wage adjusted for the approximate 340% depreciation of Naira since February 2023, is pretty much not a raise but adjustment to match the old minimum wage. I suspect the recent increase of 300% for the Judiciary was such an adjustment made against the Naira depreciation level. So this Naira 120,000 or $68 point needs to be where Labor begins its negotiating for a raise.
▶ At the federal level though, anything less than N250,000 should be rejected by federal workers. Given the padding senior workers at the federal level freely give themselves, I see no reason why some of that extra padding should not work it's way down and across the board to other Federal workers.
What is a poverty line?
A poverty line, also called a poverty threshold, is a set amount of income below which it becomes difficult, if not impossible, for people to afford essentials like food and shelter. Each country determines its poverty line by calculating the cost of meeting minimum needs. Households with incomes below this line are considered to be living in poverty.
The international poverty line serves as a standard for measuring extreme global poverty and was recently adjusted to $2.15 a day to reflect the rising cost of necessities and adjust for inflation. Since 1990, it has increased from $1 to $2.15, reflecting the rising cost of living.
https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/global-poverty-facts
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by AustineE1: 5:53am On Jun 08, 2024
WizardOfNG:
Ajaero will be put on his place. Watch. Tinubu is very clever. He will always stoop to conquer. He needs the support of Nigerians so he will tolerate the misbehaviour and overt sabotage of Ajaero and co for now.

Once Tinubu's reforms start to bear fruit and Nigeria is on the up, positively impacting his popularity and helpinc him to consolidate power, the likes of Ajaero will be on a one-way ticket to jail trying this nonsense in future. Fairly predictable chain of events we have seen before and will see again and again.
Your comment is only good for comic relief!Your Tinubu has completely failed as a leader,by every indices of governance he has failed,poverty is on record high,insecurity is on record high,inflation is on record high,just name the rest.I dont know where you brainwashed bigots get this notion that your demigod have a magic wand to control and turn around any situation when he so wishes.Nigeria is not Lagos and the country has never had it this bad and we are drifting into a failed economy and more Nigerians are losing faith in this nation and are only struggling to see the next day while your overlord is sharing our common patrimony and embarking on wasteful projects.They Nigerian masses are saying enough is enough!Time is of essence before the worst happens.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by WizardOfNG: 5:56am On Jun 08, 2024
Smartcitizen:
Please just shut up abeg for goodness sake.

Most of you are just supporting your tribe man just because he is the president, can you say this when Jonathan was the president.

Hypocrisy is in your blood.
We will see na. Bookmark this thread and many others where you myopic elements are talking nonsense merely because you are most guilty of what you accuse others of.

We will revisit them in a year when Tinubu's reforms would have transfoemed Nigeria to the satisfaction of many Nigerians.

Very obvious most of you attack Tinubu for nothing other than the fact you want your incompetent and below mediocre kinsman Obi as President.

Otherwise you wont be so venomous and toxic against a President only a year into his first term and with reforms an averagely intelligent person can note are grounded in solid and logical solutions-provision brainstorming.

All people like you do is make accusstion against others you think hide what you are i.e biased, bigoted and u progressive elements only devoted to clan and sectional affiliates.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by countryman13: 5:59am On Jun 08, 2024
BeeBeeOoh:
https://dailypost.ng/2024/06/07/strike-shutting-down-national-grid-was-evil-okupe-tackles-labour/
Is it not the living that will use the national grid if not interrupted? D reason for shutting it down is more reasonable than when left uninterrupted. Nigerian leaders are just playing with fire which will definitely go out of control sooner or later. A
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 6:01am On Jun 08, 2024
countryman13:
■ Is it not the living that will use the national grid if not interrupted? D reason for shutting it down is more reasonable than when left uninterrupted. Nigerian leaders are just playing with fire which will definitely go out of control sooner or later. A
At 62k salary sef, these workers won't be able to afford to pay for electricity as is and they certainly cannot afford fuel to run generators either so shut it all down until something meaningful comes from the government. grin
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by WizardOfNG: 6:03am On Jun 08, 2024
AustineE1:
Your comment is only good for comic relief!Your Tinubu has completely failed as a leader,by every indices of governance he has failed,poverty is on record high,insecurity is on record high,inflation is on record high,just name the rest.I dont know where you brainwashed bigots get this notion that your demigod have a magic wand to control and turn around any situation when he so wishes.Nigeria is not Lagos and the country has never had it this bad and we are drifting into a failed economy and more Nigerians are losing faith in this nation and are only struggling to see the next day while your overlords are sharing our common patrimony and embarking on wasteful projects.They Nigerian masses are saying enough is enough!Time is of essence before the worst happens.
No point arguing with a clearly unreasonable and biased observer. Let us pray God preserve us for another year of Tinubu's rule as President.

We will revisit this thread and I will demand your unput if only you and your co-travellers in hate will be bold enough to show face after your childish talk that can only have come from a place of deep bias and prejudice.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 6:08am On Jun 08, 2024
NinjaMetahuman:
■ The government is evil, so let's punish everybody else who are already suffering from evil governmemt with more evil. Won't that make people support the government you call evil? Some of you just don't think at all.
LOL... if people choose to support the government, then it simply means Nigerians are not ready for change and need to suffer some more. But I see no reason why that should stop NLC from demanding better pay at all, and I don't see why Labor should be expected to operate on pay rates that place them all well in abject poverty conditions. undecided
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by countryman13: 6:21am On Jun 08, 2024
Kobojunkie:
At 62k salary sef, these workers won't be able to afford to pay for electricity as is and they certainly cannot afford fuel to run generators either so shut it all down until something meaningful comes from the government. grin
Absolutely bro. It's very irritating and annoying.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Zubeezanga(m): 6:22am On Jun 08, 2024
WizardOfNG:
Ajaero will be put on his place. Watch. Tinubu is very clever. He will always stoop to conquer. He needs the support of Nigerians so he will tolerate the misbehaviour and overt sabotage of Ajaero and co for now.

Once Tinubu's reforms start to bear fruit and Nigeria is on the up, positively impacting his popularity and helping him to consolidate power, the likes of Ajaero will be on a one-way ticket to jail trying this nonsense in future. Fairly predictable chain of events we have seen before and will see again and again.
Lol unfortunately most nigerians suffering has actually removed hypocrisy from their head, lol most people understand why the sudden increase of judicialry salary, next will be trying to nip the leadership of NLC/TUC but trust me things will derail so fast it will be the masses against them and ur likes.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by sweetkev(m): 6:24am On Jun 08, 2024
WizardOfNG:
We will see na. Bookmark this thread and many others where you myopic elements are talking nonsense merely because you are most guilty of what you accuse others of.

We will revisit them in a year when Tinubu's reforms would have transfoemed Nigeria to the satisfaction of many Nigerians.

Very obvious most of you attack Tinubu for nothing other than the fact you want your incompetent and below mediocre kinsman Obi as President.

Otherwise you wont be so venomous and toxic against a President only a year into his first term and with reforms an averagely intelligent person can note are grounded in solid and logical solutions-provision brainstorming.

All people like you do is make accusstion against others you think hide what you are i.e biased, bigoted and u progressive elements only devoted to clan and sectional affiliates.
So anybody that opposed Tinubu is Obi supporter ? I'm a Yoruba man and I know Tinubu has nothing to offer Nigerians. He's nothing but a failure.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by eldoradoxx: 6:24am On Jun 08, 2024
Nigeria's national grid which shamefully boasts of only about 3000 megawatts collapses on its own almost every month putting the whole country in total darkness. Labour did not shut down your poor national grid, the workers your government pay #30,000 minimum wage simply withdrew their services and stayed at home to press home the demand for better living wage and the management of the grid had to shut it down.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by tricosite(m): 6:27am On Jun 08, 2024
Before nko
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by eldoradoxx: 6:28am On Jun 08, 2024
WizardOfNG:
No point arguing with a clearly unreasonable and biased observer. Let us pray God preserve us for another year of Tinubu's rule as President.

We will revisit this thread and I will demand your unput if only you and your co-travellers in hate will be bold enough to show face after your childish talk that can only have come from a place of deep bias and prejudice.
In other words, he should give Tinubu another one year to perform? Remember Nigerians gave Buhari 8 years and how did it end? A government that will perform will show visible signs in few months. This regime is worst than Buhari, infact it has beat Buhari's inglorious record of failure.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by SmartyPants(m): 6:29am On Jun 08, 2024
DMerciful:
There's nothing wrong with whataboutism because if you must come to equity then come with clean hands
So the Nigerian masses who suffered the loss of electricity have dirty hands? You don't even know what you're saying.
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by lagosrd: 6:35am On Jun 08, 2024
Eskis sir, go and retire peacefully with the one you have with you. Let other young people come out .
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by illicit(m): 6:39am On Jun 08, 2024
Kobojunkie:
NLC and others need to shut down that contraption until some common sense is forced to flow abeg! grin
No now

What about those people whose business depends on it

The unemployed too

The sick at the hospital

O wrong nah
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by abibun: 6:39am On Jun 08, 2024
A man living in glass house throwing stone

Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 6:42am On Jun 08, 2024
illicit:
No now What about those people whose business depends on it The unemployed too The sick at the hospital O wrong nah
NLC does not represent your politicians whom you hired to deal with your needs. NLC has no business concerning itself with any of those people you listed. undecided
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by illicit(m): 6:45am On Jun 08, 2024
Kobojunkie:
NLC does not represent your politicians whom you hired to deal with your needs. NLC has no business concerning itself with any of those people you listed. undecided
U don't know what's going on in Nigeria presently

That was then

Now NLC owns a political party
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Kobojunkie: 6:47am On Jun 08, 2024
illicit:
∆ U don't know what's going on in Nigeria presently That was then Now NLC owns a political party
Did you elect NLC politicians to represent you and others in government or something? What has A to do with B abeg! undecided

Stop trying to blackmail the group out of cowardice and face front. Your government is the one in charge of making sure amenities and all are available to you lot, not NLC. undecided
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by ICTspecialist(m): 6:47am On Jun 08, 2024
Beautifulday:
Always be on the right side of the law if not you go sing when the time comes unless God helps you
there's one of your posts I laughed while in office Omo till I fell off my chair.
You said " Tinubu's best achievement is to take the country's economy back to where Buhari left it" grin grin grin
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by illicit(m): 6:48am On Jun 08, 2024
Kobojunkie:
Did you elect NLC politicians to represent you and others in government or something? What has A to do with B abeg! undecided
All politicians the same

In Nigeria particularly

The states where NLC governs, how better are they
Re: Strike: Shutting Down National Grid Was Evil – Doyin Okupe Tackles Labour by Nobody: 6:50am On Jun 08, 2024
BeeBeeOoh:
https://dailypost.ng/2024/06/07/strike-shutting-down-national-grid-was-evil-okupe-tackles-labour/
Who cares about Okupe sef, who is he? Does he matter? Why are you glamourising an ex con?
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