May Day: Ngige salutes Nigerian workers
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, yesterday felicitate with Nigerian workers on the occasion of 2019 Worker’s Day.
In a statement made available to The Daily Times, the minister said the theme of this year’s celebration which is “Another 100 Years of Struggle for Jobs, Dignity and Social Justice in Nigeria” aligns with the vision and efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari,
to not only uplift the lots of the Nigerian worker but to also leave a legacy of a buoyant economy capable of creating a sustainable abundance for the people.
“On behalf of the Management and the staff of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment as well as its parastatals, I wish to send warm felicitations to the Nigerian workers on the occasion of 2019 Worker’s Day.
“The uniqueness of this year’s event manifests eventfully in its coincidence with the Centenary celebration of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which Nigeria proudly pioneered as the first Country Office in Africa sixty Years ago, in Lagos, 1959.
“While I sincerely salute the resilience of the nation’s workforce and its numerous contributions to national development, we owe plentiful accolades to the most labour-friendly President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari,
who took practical steps to douse the restiveness in the labour force he inherited four years ago due to unpaid salaries and allowances.
“He released bailout funds at the State and Federal level, and capped it all with a New National Minimum Wage for the Nigerian working class in public and private sectors.”
However, Ngige expressed optimism that things will get better in the ‘Next Level’ even as he wished the workers a productive and fulfilling the Worker’s Day celebration.
