The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the Federal
Government to provide a resilient base for sustainable development for the
wellbeing of all Nigerians regardless of ethnic and religious orientation in
the country.
Mr. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, made the call in a message
to workers and Nigerians at the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary with
the theme, “Together” on Thursday in Abuja, NAN reports.
Wabba also said that the journey of Nigeria’s nationhood
could not be complete without citing the timeless and great contribution of the
Nigerian working class in the liberation and developmental struggle for the
nation.
“Being together after 60 years of independence despite being
through very tumultuous moments in our national life, including experiencing a
very bloody civil war is certainly something to celebrate.
“But being ‘together’ must’ve got a stronger value than mere
physical co-existence and enforced tolerance of ourselves. At 60 years, we must
confer a bigger value to our being together.
“Our togetherness amounts to nothing if we’re not tapping
from the wealth of knowledge, experience and cultural diversity of the Nigerian
people.
“Our being together
amounts to nothing if the rich intellectual resource of our people isn’t
applied to solving key developmental issues.
“Our togetherness might as well be a liability if we fail to
use the political process to achieve national consensus on the Nigeria of our
dream,” he said.
Wabba added: “It’s sad that at 60 years, our political
leaders still prefer to send their children to schools abroad and treat themselves
in foreign hospitals since our public schools and hospitals have been so
terribly mismanaged.
“Truly, the message Nigerians, especially workers, get when
our political leaders say that we’re together is that we’re together to the
extent of baking the national cake.”
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