The Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress,
NLC, has vowed never to support Governor Nyesom Wike’s presidential ambition.
The State NLC said that the Governor does not take care of
civil servants and pensioners in the State, wondering if the former minister
wants to kill all the workers in Nigeria by aspiring to take over at Aso Rock.
The Rivers State NLC chairman, Mrs Beatrice Itubo said this
during an interview on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, accusing Wike of
subjecting workers and pensioners to untold hardship.
The NLC Chairman pointed out that offices in public schools,
the State secretariat and hospitals, were empty because the Governor had
refused to employ fresh staff.
“We have seen what is happening here in Rivers State.
Pensioners have not been paid their gratuity since the inception of this
administration. Workers have not been promoted since the inception of this
administration,” she said.
“Everywhere in the secretariat, even the schools and
hospitals are empty. No workers, people are not employed,” she stated.
She said that everybody in the State was aware of what is
going on, adding, “So, do you need a soothsayer to tell you? All of us know as
well as I do,” vowing that personally, there was no way Wike is getting her
support.
“They (workers) should come all out during the 2023
elections and vote for the candidates of their choice, who will be able to take
the welfare of workers as a first charge. That is exactly what we are saying,”
she added.
“That is the essence of this sensitization that we are in
too. Charity they say begins at home. Let him (Wike) come home and pay retirees
their gratuities, pay pension arrears, promote workers and then employ.
“The system is empty. It is not just to run from here and
then you want to go to Abuja. There in Abuja, will you kill all the workers in
Nigeria? Let him start the whole thing here (Rivers) so that we can give him
the support. Without that, he will not have my support,” the state NLC boss
stated.
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