13th November, 2022
The Nigerian trade union activist and labour leader, Comrade Issa Aremu says the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be a worker-friendly president if elected in 2023.
Aremu, who is also the Labour Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), added that Bola Tinubu would prioritise the welfare of workers.
He is also the Director General, Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Aremu made the pronouncement when he met with leaders and members of the Plateau chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday in Jos.
The director who lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for being good and friendly to Nigerian workers advised them to vote for someone who would continue with such a noble legacy.
”No doubt there are a lot of challenges facing this country and we can’t deny it but one thing we can say is that President Buhari is a labour-friendly President and the facts are there for everyone to see.
”One thing he did is that he resisted the pressure to retrench workers; even in the face of recession and the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged most economies of the world, he never thought of retrenchment or downsizing the workforce.
“Every comrade respects employment, security of jobs, regular payment of salaries, a decent job, industrialisation, human rights, among others and this government has made it obligatory to pay salaries as at when due.
“The President gave bailout in three tranches to governors to pay salaries of their workers and also approved and implemented the N30,000 minimum wage,” he said.
Aremu advanced that if voted, Tinubu would not only continue with the legacies of the current administration in relation to workers’ welfare but introduce new ones that will better the lots of Nigerian workers.
He added that of the major political parties in the country, the APC remained the only one that has demonstrated the willingness to ensure the Nigerian worker doesn’t suffer.