Following President Bola Tinubu’s New Year speech, organized labor has warned the President to fulfill his promises to workers.
One of the union leaders says Nigerians are tired of failed promises.
Following President Bola Tinubu’s New Year speech, organized labor has warned the President to fulfill his promises to workers.
The labor unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress, and the Trade Union Congress urged the President to ‘walk the talk’ in 2024.
Recall that in his speech, President Tinubu promised to implement a new national living wage for workers in 2024.
Reacting, the Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, in separate interviews with ThePunch said the new minimum wage the president promised is not a favor but a statutory obligation.
Upah said, “I have been in motion and have only seen the highlights of the speech. Nonetheless, this government in its short life has acquired a reputation for keeping its promises in breach. In light of this, we are sleeping with both eyes open.
“Also note, that payment of a new national minimum wage is not a favor. It is a statutory obligation.
“Our advice to the government is to walk the talk in 2024. Nigerians are tired of failed promises.”
On his part, the TUC’s vice-president, Tommy Etim, urged the President to fulfill his promises, saying Nigerians are tired of failed promises
“Our advice to the government is to walk the talk in 2024. Nigerians are tired of failed promises,” Etim said.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the President’s promises, describing his New Year speech as empty and uninspiring.
The opposition party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Monday, January 1, 2024, said the speech was a waste of Nigerians’ time because it did not address critical issues bedeviling the country.
