Why Insecurity Persists — NLC President

*Says devaluation of naira has affected workers
most

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said
insecurity will persist in Nigeria and Kaduna State in particular,
because of the nonchalant attitude of those in government to the
welfare of the citizens.

According to the NLC President, insecurity is thriving in
Nigeria because a lot of the dependents of those who have been laid
off are taking to crime as a means of survival, a development that
is alien to advanced nations of the world.

He said since the attainment of independence in 1960, successive
governments in Nigeria have churned out neo-liberal policies that
tend to undermine the welfare of the workforce, which fortunately
are the major vehicle for wealth creation.

According to him, the devaluation of the naira has affected
workers the most, adding that all these contribute to security
challenges we are currently grappling with.

The NLC president, in his remarks at the 3rd National
Quadrennial Conference of the Senior Staff Union of Colleges of
Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in Abuja, lamented Kaduna State
Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as one that would go down
in history for degrading the dignity of Nigerian workers.

NLC alleged that the government of El-Rufai laid off 21,000
teachers at once and replaced them with contract staff who till
date have not been given letters of engagement.

He said with N50.7 billion Internally Generated Revenue of the
state in 2020 alone, the governor cannot claim to lack funds to pay
minimum wage of just N30, 000.

Wabba said: “It’s not surprising that today collective
bargaining agreements are not respected, meanwhile there is nowhere
in the world where such things obtain, for the working class in
Nigeria, I am pained to say that it is not yet Uhuru.

“Workers are in pain because their labour is no longer seen as a
priority and respected, therefore we must continue to say no to
neo-liberal policies of the government, devaluation of the naira
has affected workers the most, all these contribute to security
challenges we are currently grappling with.”

Immediate past President of SSUCOEN, Danladi Msheliza, urged the
Federal Government to have a rethink on the kind of attention it
pays to the foundation of teachers, especially when teachers will
remain a catalyst for the growth and development of education in
Nigeria.

He asked the government to release the White Paper on the 2014
Presidential Visitation Panel Report and the Presidential Needs
Assessment Report (2012).

The SSUCOEN President said: “Our students are children of the
masses and the downtrodden, who are voiceless…We must therefore, be
the voice of our students and their parents.”

*Says devaluation of naira has affected workers
most

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said
insecurity will persist in Nigeria and Kaduna State in particular,
because of the nonchalant attitude of those in government to the
welfare of the citizens.

According to the NLC President, insecurity is thriving in
Nigeria because a lot of the dependents of those who have been laid
off are taking to crime as a means of survival, a development that
is alien to advanced nations of the world.

He said since the attainment of independence in 1960, successive
governments in Nigeria have churned out neo-liberal policies that
tend to undermine the welfare of the workforce, which fortunately
are the major vehicle for wealth creation.

According to him, the devaluation of the naira has affected
workers the most, adding that all these contribute to security
challenges we are currently grappling with.

The NLC president, in his remarks at the 3rd National
Quadrennial Conference of the Senior Staff Union of Colleges of
Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in Abuja, lamented Kaduna State
Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as one that would go down
in history for degrading the dignity of Nigerian workers.

NLC alleged that the government of El-Rufai laid off 21,000
teachers at once and replaced them with contract staff who till
date have not been given letters of engagement.

He said with N50.7 billion Internally Generated Revenue of the
state in 2020 alone, the governor cannot claim to lack funds to pay
minimum wage of just N30, 000.

Wabba said: “It’s not surprising that today collective
bargaining agreements are not respected, meanwhile there is nowhere
in the world where such things obtain, for the working class in
Nigeria, I am pained to say that it is not yet Uhuru.

“Workers are in pain because their labour is no longer seen as a
priority and respected, therefore we must continue to say no to
neo-liberal policies of the government, devaluation of the naira
has affected workers the most, all these contribute to security
challenges we are currently grappling with.”

Immediate past President of SSUCOEN, Danladi Msheliza, urged the
Federal Government to have a rethink on the kind of attention it
pays to the foundation of teachers, especially when teachers will
remain a catalyst for the growth and development of education in
Nigeria.

He asked the government to release the White Paper on the 2014
Presidential Visitation Panel Report and the Presidential Needs
Assessment Report (2012).

The SSUCOEN President said: “Our students are children of the
masses and the downtrodden, who are voiceless…We must therefore, be
the voice of our students and their parents.”