The Chairman Trade Union Council in Enugu State council COMRADE CHUKWUMA IGBOKWE said public
and civil servant across the country will not relent upon their demand for
salary increase, especially now that the citizens are going through hardship. COMRADE CHUKWUMA IGBOKWE stated this in
Enugu on occasion of international workers day.
According to the news correspondent on this incident said
that the International workers day also known as May Day or Labor Day was
designated to laborers or working class personnel who had contributed immensely
to National development. The date MAY 1ST was chosen by the second
international Pam National Organization of the Socialist and Communist Political
parties to commemorate the ill national Massacre in CHICAGO as Nigeria joined
the Global communities to commemorate the day; what is the fate of Nigerian
workers after much agitation for improved remuneration and welfare packages.
The Chairman Trade Union Congress of Nigeria Enugu Council COMRADE CHUKWUMA IGBOKWE noted that before the recession, Civil
servant had been agitating increased salary structure to enable Nigeria worker
to maintain accountable and secured future. According to COMRADE CHUKWUMA IGBOKWE who said recession or no recession
government are buying more expensive vehicle for their offices. And he had not
seen any governor cutting down on number of his entourage. He also added that
workers should not be slaughtered every time on the altar of economic hardship.
He said that workers in this country deserve better remuneration to the fact
that the most vital factor of production is labor.
COMRADE CHUKWUMA
IGBOKWE while
highlighting the relevant of this year’s theme: “FIGHTING INEQUALITY”, on the
focus of workers right described government action towards the plight of
workers as a nonchalant attitude capable of reducing efficiency and
productivity in the civil service. According to Him, he also said that workers
are not well remunerated in comparison to wages of the politicians. For
instance, the minister in a ministry can be about 10 or 15 senior staff and
other allowances; that show very high level of Inequality as he said.
Also the Chairman Nigeria Labor Congress Enugu State Council COMRADE VIRGINUS NWOBODO observed that
the workers who are the Pillars of every government had been relegated to the
background. According to Council COMRADE VIRGINUS NWOBODO he said that the workers are not actually been given
attention in this country. He added that when agreements for workers are being
signed, some workers will begin to play part in delay in implementation and in
this way the workers are being discouraged.
Across section of Nigerian civil servants expressed their
expectation, according to one of them who said that they need government to
look into their affairs and she said workers had to be looked at in this
country because everybody owns this country and it is not meant for the
politicians alone. While another expressed his view by saying for one to say he
is being paid a minimum wage of N18,000.00, how much is a bag of a rice? How
much is NEPA Bill? And he said that they are begging government to be
humane enough towards Civil servant remuneration. As Nigerian celebrate today,
it is the views of the respondent assert workers as partners in progress.
NEWS REPORTER: ONYIA EMEKA HARFORD
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