Nigerian public employees say their condition of living was better between 2011 and 2018 when the minimum wage regime was N18,000 than when it was raised by 67 per cent to N30,000.
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That is not far from the truth. The inflation rate was between eight and 18 per cent from 2011 to 2018. For much of the period – 2013 to the end of 2015 – the inflation rate remained at a single-digit rate. With the consumer price index consolidating above 20 per cent in the past 18 months, single-digit inflation appears like a mirage.
Galloping inflation, devaluation of the naira, low wages, widespread insecurity, the rising cost of living, a near-comatose education sector, a failing healthcare sector, a high unemployment rate and the ‘Japa’ syndrome have affected a lot of Nigerians since 2015. Ahead of the commemoration, Osifo, who said workers have not fared well in the present administration, bemoaned the government’s many un-kept promises.
He hinged the issues of unresolved labour issues on having an ineffective labour Minister that has achieved practically nothing during his tenure. Okeke Margaret, who is also a civil servant, lamented that the last eight years have been like hell on earth. Ozo-Eson insisted that the country must learn from Buhari’s eight years reign and decide to prevent lightning from striking the same spot more than twice.
“Unfortunately, the railways that were built are going to waste because of the increasing state of insecurity in the land. The excessive borrowing to build infrastructure that cannot generate resources to pay back is what has put Nigeria into this debt quagmire.” Speaking on this year’s May Day theme, ‘Workers Rights and Socioeconomic Justice’, NLC Assistant General Secretary, Chris Onyeka, said this year’s celebration speaks about inclusivity and sustainable society.
Similarly, President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria , Dr. Tommy Okon, said that within the eight years of this administration, it has been a serious socioeconomic challenge for the workers.
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