Don’t Take Nigerian Workers’ Patience for Granted, PDP tells APC
By Nafisat Bello and Abdulsalam Mahmud,
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, against taking the calmness, ‘patience’ and patriotism of Nigerian Workers as a sign of weakness.
PDP gave the advice in a statement signed by its National Public Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, to join Nigerian workers in celebrating this year’s May Day.
The main opposition, in the statement obtained by Politics Digest, called on the federal government to immediately attend to the industrial action of university lecturers, to stem the collapse of the public education sector.
“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lauds Nigerian workers for their patriotism, patience and determination towards nation building, in spite of the asphyxiating environment under the vicious, rudderless, inhumane and corrupt All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration that has no regard for Nigerians and particularly the workers.
“The workers as real drivers of our national life represent that Nigerian resilient spirit and fight for survival in our resolve to move our nation forward despite the misrule of the APC.
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“It is lamentable that the arrogance in failure and insensitivity of the APC government towards the welfare of workers continue to dislocate our Social Order and cripple our major productive sectors with grave negative ripple effect on millions of families and the nation at large.
“The deliberate general stagnation on issues of the welfare of workers reflects the ugly reality in our nation under a government that apparently relishes the suffering of its citizens.
“Such selfish inattentiveness, corruption and incompetence of the APC administration is responsible for the closure of our public universities as the government continues in its brazen failure to attend to the demands of striking university lecturers and millions of stranded university students in our country.
“Our Party however cautions the APC administration not to continue to take the calmness and patriotism of Nigerian Workers, as they eagerly await the exit of the APC from government in 2023, as a sign of weakness.
“Our caution is predicated on the clear signals that the APC in its arrogance in failure has not demonstrated any concrete commitment towards improving on the welfare of the people. Instead, the APC administration, typical of its style continues to renege on the promises for improved workers’ welfare,” it said.
