Each year, on the first day of the month of May, we join millions across the world to celebrate the contributions, sacrifices and victories of workers to our social order, community wellbeing and economy in their various work stations.

Today is remarkable across the world, today unites workers across the world in the spirit of service, particularly for their immense contributions to our nation and the world at large. The remarkable position they hold in our society makes them inseparable and worthy of excellent rewards in encouraging ways.

If we recount Nigeria's struggle for a better nation, the impact of millions of comrades in the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union have been part of our fight for changed. Bringing themselves together to fight for the betterment of workers, and Nigerian economy at large are not unconnected from the change Nigeria has witnessed today.

As we celebrate the tremendous contributions of workers to our nation, I urge workers across the nation to establish a more powerful desire for productivity in their respective work stations, embrace diligence, hardwork and sincerity of purpose by seeing their work stations as a means to serve Nigeria. If by working together over the years, we have been able to move Nigeria to this level, then we can take the nation to a greater height in the future.

As an elected member of the House of Representatives, I will give my total support to bills and motions that will bring improvements in working conditions, safety in the work places and in wages for workers across the country. This is to ensure that workers enjoy the benefits of the system they labour very hard for.

Comrades, as we mark this May Day, we must have it in mind that in striving for our goals as a nation, we must dispel the idea that change can come from government alone, while our people wait passively for delivery. Workers must be actively involved in changing Nigeria.

Happy Workers' Day.

Signed

Olawale Rotimi

Spokesman to Barr. Razak Atunwa

Kwara State Speaker and Member-Elect, House of Representatives