The leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday assured Nigerian workers that President Bola Tinubu is committed to improving their living standards.
This was disclosed in a solidarity message issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka.
The assurance came a few hours after the president promised better working conditions and fair wages for Nigerians of working age.
Tinubu made the pledge in his maiden May Day message dedicated to workers nationwide.
Morka stated that the increase in wages and the far-reaching economic policies of the APC government administration are intended to benefit workers and Nigerians in general.
The statement read, “We applaud the resilience, sacrifice, diligence and patriotism of Nigerian workers and celebrate their invaluable contribution to the building and sustenance of our nation’s economic life. Nigerian workers deserve the best quality of life that our nation can offer, which in turn secures our collective aspirations for total and sustainable economic growth and transformation.
“Delightedly, the President Bola Tinubu-led administration remains resolute in its commitment to improving the welfare of Nigerian workers. Aside from the delisting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and wage awards for several months, negotiations are in top gear to approve a new living minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
“The far-reaching transformative economic policies of the administration are intended to expand economic opportunities and benefits for workers and Nigerians in general. As we celebrate, we implore our workers to stand fast and continue to support and collaborate with the APC-led administration as it builds a more virile and prosperous country for present and future generations of Nigerians.”
Nigeria is one of the 160 countries that celebrate International Workers’ Day, otherwise known as Labour Day.
It is a day set aside to honour the accomplishments and contributions of workers to society annually.
In 1981, the Federal Government under Shehu Shagari, officially declared May 1 as a national public holiday to celebrate its workers.
