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Organised labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said that its decision to support the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and his running mate Datti Ahmed, was sacrosanct.
It also stated that Nigerian workers would only vote for worker-friendly candidates in the forthcoming elections.
Additionally, it urged that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, take swift action to review the Naira redesign strategy and extend its timelines.
Ayuba Wabba, the outgoing president of the NLC, said people were tired of the terrible government and the suffering it had caused the populace over the years; during an interactive session with labour reporters in Abuja.
In the upcoming general election, he urged the nation’s workers to make sure they cast their ballots to elect reputable leaders.
Workers should be careful to prevent political groups and candidates with anti-people views from winning office, he advised.
“We need more workers in politics and at the helm of affairs of government; those who can understand the perspective of workers.
“Our workers are already in the field mobilizing; and campaigning to make sure that only labour-friendly persons are elected into offices at the next general election. The labour party is already making headway in Abia state. We are tired of those false promises by politicians,” he said.
Speaking on organised labour’s resolve to support Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, NLC President said that the decision remained sacred; and that the approval of the workers’ Charter of Demand had sealed the deal between the party and the labour movement.
He asserted that the workers reserved the right to withhold their support for any candidate who failed to pass their integrity test or violated their Charter of Demand; particularly at the state levels, and that this made the support for the Labour Party unwholesome.
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