This came on a day labour leaders said the last year had been tough and agonising for workers and the masses.
The health sector also benefitted through the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure . Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, agreed with the labour leaders, saying Nigerian workers have never had it so bad with government policies skewed against their welfare.
However, according to the labour leaders, the government has not given workers any breathing space, even as they lamented that it has been one anti-poor policy after another, to worsen their socio-economic conditions. ‘’It is our responsibility to send the right signal to the government of our continuous readiness not only to stand together but also protect our collective interests.
‘’The government has refused to give us a breathing space. It has been one anti-poor policy after another. We plead with the government to stop choking us and allow us to breathe.” ‘’We challenge leaders and employers to deal fairly and ensure appropriate reward and recognition are given to the Nigerian worker. We also salute the few who have recognized and acted proactively to the plight of their workers.”
In his observation, acting General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, lamented that Nigerian workers, especially those in the power sector, had been facing various economic challenges, manifesting in arbitrary sack, non-negotiation of conditions of service, stagnation of salary, insecurity, and unsafe work environment, among others.
“It is sad that Nigeria at this level of development, is still battling with power poverty, celebrating less than 4000 megawatts of electricity for a population of over 200 million people, when the global index for power development stands at one million people to one thousand megawatts of electricity.”
“As if this was not enough, a recent hike in electricity tariff portends more challenges for us as leaders and members of NUCFRLANMPE and other workers and Nigerians. We plead with the government to give us breathing space.
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