GOV. MUKHTAR YERO OF KADUNA (L), WITH NLC
PRESIDENT, COMRADE ABDULWAHED OMAR, DURING HIS COURTESY VISIT IN KADUNA ON
WEDNESDAY (PHOTO CREDIT:NAN)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday
urged President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the Minister of Aviation, Princess
Stella Oduah over the controversial purchase of two special purpose vehicles at
the cost of about $1.6m (N255m).
NLC President, Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, who made
the call at the end of the congress’ National Executive Council (NEC) meeting
in Kaduna, said the search light should not only be beamed on the aviation
ministry, but the minister should also be sacked for the scandal.
Omar said: “NLC NEC condemns the purchase of the
bullet proof cars in totality and we are even calling on Mr. President not to
only probe the minister on that transaction, but the minister should be sacked.
We want her sanctioned. If it means that she needs to be sacked, she should be
sacked, inasmuch as that will ensure sanity in the system.”
NLC also flayed federal government’s action on the
plight of PHCN workers, adding, “Selling the company without total settlement
of the staffers is illegal and a great breach of the laws.”
Omar added that “The privatisation law was very
clear. When you are privatizing, all labour issues must be dealt with before
handing over such company. And now, the government is trying to have these
workers numbering 48,000 souls kicked out and the company given to the new
owners without settling them, I think it is impossible. If they want to use the
military, then the military should be prepared to deal with all Nigerian
workers. We take an injury to one as an injury to all.”
On the lingering strike action by ASUU, Omar
said NLC was working towards getting both the varsity lecturers and the federal
government to fulfil their respective ends of the bargain in order for the
union to call off the strike, adding, “Government has not shown sufficient
interest in the implementation of the ASUU-FG agreement
No comments:
Post a Comment