Workers Day: Address economic challenges within 100 days, NLC urges Tinubu
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Bauchi state chapter, has called on President-elect Bola Tinubu to sustain and improve citizens’ welfare and security.
Chairman of the chapter, Dauda Shuaibu, made the call in Bauchi on Monday during the commemoration of the 2023 International Workers Day, jointly organised by the state Trade Union Congress and the NLC.
“The issue of pervasive poverty and joblessness of our youths and graduates should be tackled frontally,” said Mr Shuaibu, adding that this would reduce insurgency, banditry and other social vices.
“The value of our currency has crumbled due to high inflation. The N30,000 new national minimum wage can no longer make any positive impact on the lives of workers.
“We, therefore, call on the president-elect to assemble a team of technocrats with high patriotism to address the issue of the national economy in his first 100 days in office to bring down the high cost of living in our country.”
On behalf of the union, the chairman congratulated Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on his re-election. He urged him to continue carrying the union along in his administration.
In his address, Mr Mohammed said since the inception of his administration, measures had been implemented to ensure the stabilisation of payment of salaries and pensions in the state.
Represented by the state’s Head of Civil Service, Yahuza Adamu, the governor added that his administration had also implemented various policies and programmes to motivate civil servants.
“I wish to reiterate my irrevocable commitment to raising the standard of living of the good people of Bauchi State.
“I have initiated and executed meaningful projects that have a direct bearing on the socio-economic well-being of our people.
“Plans are underway for more developmental projects to be executed across the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State,” he said.
(NAN)
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