May Day: Nigerian workers are Suffering — Comr.Okezie Nzeako
By Genesis Ogiri, Abuja
As Nigerian workers today join their counterparts globally to mark International Workers’ Day, commonly known as May Day, Comr. Okezie Nzeako, President Federal Mortgage Bank Association of Nigeria, expressed that workers are passing through terrible and excruciating pain and suffering.
This came as workers in the petroleum, electricity, maritime, manufacturing, Education , privates, and other sectors, decried the present level of misery, poverty and hopelessness across the country.
"He urged the government to address the worsening poverty, insecurity, unemployment, inflation, high cost of living and frustration in the nation.
"We call on the government to be more assertive on the welfare of Nigerian workers , government should eradicate slavery employment policies that dehumanise Nigerians in their fatherland.
The petrol subsidy is purportedly gone; yet its impact lingers – revealing the ineptitude of the current federal government.
“In an unprecedented manner and condescending of both the Nigerian worker and the general public, this current federal government announced a unilateral removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit without consultations with representatives of the Nigerian worker.
“The continued increase in tariffs in different service offerings without addressing the corruption and inefficiencies in the system only amounts to long-suffering Nigerians subsidising the corruption and inefficiencies in the system.”
"The cost of living has been criminally high, unemployment, poverty and insecurity of life and property are just beyond description. The experience of this year was really bad.”
"He expressed satisfaction and comment the Management of federal mortgage Bank. "He said my organization is very much conscious about the welfare of the staff.
Wednesday Newsway understands, amidst the suffering and hardship, Okezie urges Nigeria workers to stand alof, United, work hard and be dedicated to the service of our father land as we have no other country except Nigeria.