The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described Nigerian workers as veritable soldiers in the quest for the socio-economic transformation of the country.

Governor Ahmed in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, on the occasion of this year's Labour Day noted that no society  desirous of economic development can toy with its labour force.

According to the Governor, "historically, the Nigerian Worker has over the years of our National history experienced a lot of travails but patriotically and largely remained committed and vital to national economic development"

Governor Ahmed urged the stakeholders in the labour sector-workers, government, labour experts among others, to use the occasion of the labour day to reflect critically on the Nigerian workers' travails yesterday and today in order to guarantee them a better tomorrow.

Ahmed reiterated his administration's commitment to the promotion of workers welfare, as workers' salaries are paid before the end of every month, promotion are effected when due while training and retraining of workers are carried out regularly.

Governor Ahmed added that his administration is implementing a small and medium scale entrepreneurship loan scheme in order to widen the net of employment generation opportunities in the state.

This, the governor said, was in fulfillment of his administrations cardinal principle of shared prosperity which place emphasis on capacity building of the people of the State.