Labour has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was surrounded by sycophants doing everything to get his attention.
They said this in reaction to pressure mounting on the President to run for a second term in office.
Speaking at the 4th women conference of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) in Ilorin, Issa Aremu, an exco member of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) insisted that Buhari was yet to fulfil his election promises.
Aremu, the general secretary of NUTGTWN, said that though Buhari has recorded achievements in security and anti-corruption fight, he must do more on the economy, factories, roads, railways, power supply, healthcare among others.
“He should first finish the first term, we are still in 2017, the journey is still far. We want the President to remember his promises to the workers before he was elected,” he said.
Aremu hailed the recent appointment of a new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, noting that the administration needed “an emergency acceleration” for the nation to get out of its present condition.
Arenu added: “The way we will test him (SGF) is to see that the minimum wage committee is inaugurated and completes its deliberations before the end of this year.
“He will only have the support of workers if he teams up with the minister of labour for workers to get their salary. Only a wage-led economic recovery will revive the country.”
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