WORKER'S DAY CELEBRATION: TIME FOR WORKERS TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX

BY OBADIMU ADEYEMI VERON

Today marks another workers day celebration across the states and all workers in Nigeria will be celebrating another year and it is a day worthy of celebrating.

My thought is that, it is time for our workers to stop celebrating workers day, because workers are not well appreciated in this country, most especially in my Darling Ogun State and others States in Nigeria.

When is our government going to appreciate workers in this country? Workers in Nigeria are working hard and eating like slave, when last has one heard about increased in their minimum wages, are the state government paying workers entitlements?, So why are we celebrating this day, our workers need to think out of the box and fight for their rights at appropriate time before its too late.

All workers must join hands together and fight this battle.

Our politicians steal a lot of money but the workers are suffering , if we don't wise up now, Then when?

Workers need to find alternative work like having a shop of their own that will give them another income apart from government money, so that they can use that to take care of their family because they can't depend on government.

I believe this, will support and help their earning, so workers need to think out of the box.

Just to mention few out of the state that their workers are suffering.

It was on record that Ogun state Governor Ibikunle Amosun owned workers their deductions, salaries and people who retired since last year have yet to received their Gratutity, the state that have been flowing for honey before has now turned to heathless and drained state by our government, Why did we need to celebrate workers day when all our workers are suffering.

Not only in Ogun state, Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Aregbesola has also stopped workers salaries since last year, workers were pleading and crying to government to paid them what they laboured for.

Why are we depriving the workers their money and later called them for celebration. What are the workers celebrating?

Also in Ekiti state, I heard that Governor fayose last payment to workers was January about 3 months ago, won't workers eat, didn't workers have family they are caring for, all the money you're stealing and spending for your family, remember that its the workers that are working hard for it, why are you denying them their right when you have sent your children abroad with the state money.

And you will stand on the street distributing N10 cheese ball to children and given people who 200 naira and a birthday cake.

Has that cover there parents salaries and entitlements?

In south west, it is only Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode that can be described as a kind man, who find it so hard to betray his workers.

His great work and the love he has for workers has been so wonderful.

To all workers in Nigerian let's think out of the box and stop celebrating unworthy workers day.

Source: The Wings Hot News