Labour Urges Collective Efforts To Revive Economy

The leadership of the
organised labour in the country has called for collective efforts to revive the nation’s economy from the present challenges of recession.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and obtained by The Tide, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) National President, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, said that all hands must be on deck to ensure that the country becomes economically free by exporting goods than the country importing more goods.
Kaigama said that Nigerians must start patronising made-in-Nigeria goods for the betterment of the country.
He urged the ruling party to run an inclusive government and source for capable hands to help save the nation’s economy since Nigerians have been assured that the recession will soon be over.
He noted that Nigerians were worse for it even as the nation’s apex bank Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) appeared helpless, not knowing what to do as many companies were closing shop and others fleeing the country due to business unfavourable conditions.
The labour boss said that in the midst of all these challenges only labour and its civil society appear to be interested in the development and growth of the country, adding that profligacy had become the order of the day.
Kaigama reiterated that all sectors of the nation’s economy have almost collapsed with the current situation of the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar depreciating daily.
The labour leader said that the present situation had become worrisome to the patriotic labour leaders as millions of Nigerians were daily losing their jobs without any government policy to check the ugly situation.
Also, in his statement on Wednesday the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba urged the political class to be committed to nation building to revive the economy.
Wabba added that the working class is committed to building a virile nation where all would be proud of.
He said that government must improve the living conditions of the workers through regular salary payment and putting other essential facilities in place.
He said that the federal government must come out with good policies to take the economy out of the present recession and save lives as many people were dying of hardship under the prevailing challenges of economic hardship.

Philip Okparaji