Subsidy: APC Chieftain Says NLC Planned Strike Selfish, Unpatriotic, Urges Kwara Workers To Shun It

Date: 2023-06-04

A Chieftain of APC in Kwara State, Comrade Abdul-Rahoof Bello-Làbẹ́làbẹ́, has advised the Kwara State Labour Unions to disobey the unlawful directive by the NLC to embark on nationwide protest on Wednesday, against fuel subsidy removal.

Comrade Bello, said in a signed statement that such call to action was not only politically-motivated. It is subversive and smacks of attempt at frustrating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts on ending the ‘subsidy scam’ that has pushed Nigeria to the precipice of bankruptcy, he added.

He said,”President Bola Tinubu announced recently that his administration inherited ‘liabilities’ from President Buhari, which could have made it impossible for any ‘unprepared’ successor to move the nation forward, but never a hardliner like him who begged for the job and thus, deserved no pity!

“Was the NLC unaware that government had been borrowing to pay workers’ salaries and fuel subsidies? Isn’t it nasty that the NLC is pretending knowing that Nigeria has been groaning under accumulated debt burden? Isn’t it an open secret that Buhari administration left about N77trilion debt (local and foreign), which had to be serviced with about 96percent of our dwindling national income?

“With this lurid and grim picture of our economy, President Tinubu was unmistakable in his inaugural speech that some ‘tough’ decisions on economic surgery have to be taken to save our beloved country from collapse now!

Delay is dangerous, otherwise, workers; pensioners; education; healthcare; infrastructure; security and other developmental projects would suffer irreparable damage.

Despite this, the NLC cannot see any plausible solution than calling out workers to the street instead of exploring the robust opportunity provided by President Bola Tinubu for negotiation and intellectual engagement.

Isn’t it settled in Law that ‘strike action’ should be the last resort only when other options have failed? Therefore, calling out workers to the street by NLC/TUC while negotiating with the government, was not only hasty and cheap blackmail, but in bad faith.

If the NLC cannot claim to be the sole beneficiary of whatever effects of the subsidy withdrawal, it would be irresponsible of the NLC to attempt to sacrifice the long-lasting national interest on the altar of cheap publicity and myopic political interest of its leadership!

According to Comrade Bello, a sense of duty dictates that people of good conscience make passionate appeal to Kwara State workers to disregard the call to strike action slated for Wednesday. This is necessary as a mark of respect to Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq as Chairman Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF).

“In his capacity as NGF Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq has led his colleagues to a meeting with President Bola Tinubu where agreement was reached to review workers’ salaries, amongst other palliative measures to cushion the negative effects of subsidy withdrawal to the Nigerian people.

“The greatest honour the Kwara workers can do to the Governor was to ignore the ‘strike action’, to reciprocate his good rapprochement with the NLC in his State.

“Kwara NLC should understand that any protest or industrial action against fuel subsidy removal is an ill-wind that blows no worker any good – It is unpopular!” he said.

Source

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

08001000100     Oya State     Abraham Ojo     Solomon Edojah     Modibo Kawu     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Bursary     Agboola Abdulraheem     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Durbar     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Reuben Paraje     Kwara TV     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Abikan     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Adamu Attah     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Laduba     Osuwa     Okedare     Hijaab     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Jimoh Bashir     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Femi Ogunsola     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Olohungbebe     Lai Gobir     Ghali Muhammed     Kayode Issa     Just Law Forum     Ayedun     Saidu Yaro Musa     KwaraLearn     Alaiye     Toyin Saraki     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Tosin Saraki     IFK     Abdullah Janet Amudat     CKNG     Nigerian Correctional Service     Omu-aran     Maigida Soludero Transit     Olaosebikan     Isau     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Ita-Ore     Ayinde Oyepitan     Kwara South     Okin High School     Iyabo Adewuyi     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Gaa Olobi     Saheed Popoola     Olatinwo     Harmony Holdings     Gbenga Olawepo     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Yemi Osinbajo     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Aliyu Muyideen     Principal Private Secretary     Monsurat Omotosho     Taofeek Ibraheem     Jide Ashonibare     Ibrahim Abiodun     Stephen Fasakin     Suleiman Ajadi     Dairo Kunle Paul     NIPR     Sheriff Olanrewaju    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Okoolowo     Diagnostic Centre     Metro Park     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Idiagbon     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Makama     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Post Utme     Ajase-Ipo     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Quareeb     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Wahab Abayawo     Amos Justus Sayo     Ibrahim Taiwo     Oke-Odo     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Oyawoye     Belgore     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Bilikis Oladimeji     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Tunji Arosanyin     QuickWin     Tunde Yusuf     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Saliu Ajia     Valsolar Consultoria     Oke-Kura     John Olobayo     JMK Construction Company Limited     General Hospital, Ilorin     Yemi Sanni     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Modupe Oluwole     Ayinde Oyepitan     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Nigerian Correctional Service     Facemasks     Seed Technologies     Turaki Of Ilorin     SSA Youth Engagement     Ishaq Oloyede     Kolawole Akande     Malete     Abegunde Goke     Yusuf Lawal     Ile Arugbo     Amoyo     Joseph Alex Offorjama     PharmAccess Foundation     KWIRS     Lawal Olohungbebe     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Ijakadi     Oke-Ogun     Ramat Oganija     Kwara Central     Christopher Ayeni     Shade Omoniyi     Eruku     Saka Isau     Pategi     Kolawole Bashirat     Yusuf Ali     Simeon Sayomi     Adamu B. Yaqubu     AIT Ilorin     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Ilorin Curfew     Maryam A. Garuba     Labaeka