– General Secretary of Textile Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu calls for the removal of governors who cannot pay salaries of their workers
– Aremu says workers are not supposed to be slaves explaining that the difference between a slave and a worker is payment of salaries
– He said Nigeria can only diversify its economy if workers as consumers are well paid to patronize locally produced goods and services
State governors who are finding it difficult to pay salaries of their workers have been accused of turning their workers to glorified slaves, according to the general secretary of Textile Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu.
Comrade Issa Aremu who called for the removal of governors who cannot pay salaries of their workers said is was regrettable that governors who were sworn to an oat based on 1999 constitution to d ensure welfare of citizens and their security are failing to meet up with their obligation.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Aremu made the declaration in Ilorin over the weekend while speaking at the first memorial Ramadan lecture organized in honour of his late wife, Alhaja Hamdalat Aremu.
Aremu who is also the immediate past vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that the only way to sustain the efforts of the present administration on war against corruption is to ensure that workers receive adequate salaries and without delay.
He said workers are not supposed to be slaves explaining that the difference between a slave and a worker is payment of salaries
“A hungry worker is not only angry but vulnerable to graft”, he said, “There is a link between economic growth and wage payment. A well paid motivated worker will definitely be a productive worker.
“President Obama as part of the efforts to revive American economy raised minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour in 2015 and to $20 per hour in 2020.
“Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) had raised the alarm about low demand for locally produced goods, leading to high inventories and low capacity utilization.
“Nigeria can only diversify its economy if workers as consumers are well paid to patronize locally produced goods and services.
” He said Nigeria can only diversify its economy if workers as consumers are well paid to patronize locally produced goods and services.
Meanwhile, with dwindling allocation from the Federal government, the Bauchi State Government says it has discovered 6,065 ghost workers on its payroll.
The state governor, Mohammed Abubakar, revealed this to newsmen during an interactive session with members of the correspondents’ chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi state council. He said the state was able to discover the ghost workers due to the workers ‘verification exercise.
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