The Nigerian Labour Congress has said that government officials accused of corruption must face capital punishment.
NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba said this while speaking in Ilorin when he visited the factional National Deputy President, NLC, Mr. Issa Aremu who lost his 91 year old mother.
Wabba said “We must canvass for capital punishment. It is only people who are stealing that will go against it. If we are campaigning for capital punishment and people are kicking against it, we must be consistent because people are reaping from where they did not sow.
“We are facing challenges because many people have appropriated the resources needed to drive development. Schools are not developing; there are no drugs in hospitals. People have helped themselves and Nigerians are suffering. We have the right to demand for good governance and accountability.’’
He also explained that the issue of factional labour congress has been resolved. He said “We never had a faction. We were not divided over the issues of unity and issues that will advance the interests of Nigerian workers. We have been the same.”
Aremu also commented that abandoned infrastructure and social amenities as a result of corruption is the cause of some avoidable deaths.