NLC wants palliatives for workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Delta State has urged Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to put palliatives in place to alleviate the sufferings of workers and citizens due to the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The state chairman of NLC, Goodluck Ofobruku, made the call at a press briefing in Asaba.
Ofobruku listed some of the palliatives to include tax reduction, increase in basic salaries, transport and other utility allowances and provision of buses for transport at subsidized rates.
While stressing that the people were suffering on a daily basis, he noted that if nothing was done immediately, the situation might get out of hand because “a hungry man is an angry man.”
He added that workers in the state could no longer afford such pains due to their poor remunerations.
The NLC boss, however, appealed to workers to be patient and continue to do their jobs, noting that the body is expecting government to remedy the situation as soon as possible.
