World Press Freedom Day and other matters - Punch Newspapers

In the last few days, two international events were held in Nigeria. The first was the International Workers’ Day and the second, World Press Freedom Day. Last Saturday, May 1, 2021 was the International Labour Day, also known as Workers Day or May Day. In Nigeria, in order to enable workers to mark the day, the Federal Government declared Monday, May 3, 2021 as public holiday.

Indeed, Nigerian workers have little or nothing to celebrate given their plight. Many companies have had to downsize and right size due to insecurity, high cost of doing business as well as COVID-19 pandemic. A 2016 Human Rights Watch report titled, “They set classroom on fire”, reported that, “At least 611 teachers have been deliberately killed and a further 19,000 have been forced to flee since 2009” in the North-East Nigeria due to attacks from Boko Haram insurgents.

Labour creates wealth and it is high time government at all levels prioritised workers’ welfare. If only the President, governors and chairmen of councils can cut down on frivolous expenses and overheads, there is nothing that makes it impossible for them to pay the N30,000 minimum wage. This is because the unemployment rate put at 33.

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