President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, pledged that he’ll join forces with Nigerian workers to ensure better welfare and working conditions.
He vower that workers will have more than a minimum wage, appealing for their support for his incoming administration in the fight against poverty, ignorance, disease, disunity, ethnic and religious hate. He described all these vices as “common” enemies.
“Your fight will be my fight because I will always fight for you,” Tinubu promised the workers in a statement on Monday to mark Workers’ Day.
The President-Elect, in the statement titled, ‘President-elect’s solidarity message to Nigerian Workers on International Workers Day’, said his Renewed-Hope Agenda for a better Nigeria was a covenant he would ever keep.
Tinubu said, “On this special day, as your president-elect, I extend my hands of friendship to the Nigerian workers through the two central Labour unions — (the) Nigeria Labour Congress and (the) Trade Union Congress.
“In me, you will find a dependable ally and co-labourer in the fight for social and economic justice for all Nigerians, including all the working people.
“Your fight will be my fight because I will always fight for you. My plans for better welfare and working conditions are clearly spelt out in my Renewed Hope Agenda for a Better Nigeria. It is a covenant born of conviction and one I am prepared to keep.”
He stated that the Federal Government and Nigerian workers face a common battle against “poverty, ignorance, disease, disunity, ethnic and religious hate and all negative forces that contend against the stability and prosperity of our country.” He assured that the fight must be won together.
But he revealed that the few weeks after his inauguration would require doggedness as the public service reforms he hopes to implement would require tough decisions.
He said, “In Nigeria, I shall have the honour and privilege to lead from May 29, workers will have more than a minimum wage. You will have a living wage to have a decent life and provide for your family.
“The days ahead will, however, demand better understanding and cooperation from all sides, because leadership will require that we take tough and hard decisions so that our people and all Nigerian workers can live more abundantly.”