Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has urged labour leaders in the country to ensure that the welfare of the workers is not compromised by the government because if they don’t, posterity would not forgive them.
In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said the federal government has not been able to produce concrete plans on how to mitigate the foretold hardship next year.
Fayose said “When they were seeking for votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol pump price to from N87 to N45 per litre, they promised to create three million jobs per year, they said $1 will be equal to N1 and above all, they promised to pay unemployed youths N5,000 stipend and provide one meal a day to pupils nationwide.
“However, thousands of Nigerians have lost their jobs in the last six months, while millions of jobs are to be lost next year, particularly in the construction sector and banking sector where mergers and acquisitions of banks have become imminent.
“Even the federal government that promised three million employments per year is already sacking workers with over 2,000 university workers retrenched.
“Most importantly, President Muhammadu Buhari himself is telling Nigerians to prepare for hardships in year 2016, with no effort being made by the federal government to mitigate the effects of the impending hardships.
“The labour movement must therefore be prepared to stand up for the people, making sure that the welfare of the workers is not compromised by the government.”
“A lot of infringements are being done to our democratic process and all lovers of democracy must be worried, especially about the inconclusive elections held under the present government.”