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Workers Day: HoR Minority Caucus commends workers sacrifices, urges FG to address economic challenges, pay living wage

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"xhXlM0I5" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>As workers celebrate globally on May 1st&comma; the House of Representatives Minority Caucus has commended Nigerian workers sacrifices&comma; contributions to development urging the Federal Government to address growing economic challenges and pay living wage&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"fCvyl1UI" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>This was contained in a solidarity message in commemoration of May Day by the Minority Caucus leaders&comma; Rep Kingsley Chinda&comma; Leader&comma; Rt&period; Hon&period; Ali Isa J&period;C<br &sol;>&NewLine;&lpar;Minority Whip&rpar; Rt&period; Hon&period; Aliyu Madaki &lpar;Deputy Minority Leader&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Rt&period; Hon&period; George Ozodinobi<br &sol;>&NewLine;&lpar;Deputy Minority Whip&rpar; saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives&comma; felicitates with Nigerian workers for its critical roles as a major contributor to national growth and development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Today&comma; gives us another opportunity to have sincere reflections&comma; and objective introspection about the state of the nation&semi; and acknowledge that the Nigerian workforce&comma; being the engine room have collectively given its best in the circumstances&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"l4wb5ZNq" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Caucus notes with serious concerns the disturbing social&comma; economic&comma; and political situations which are not only fearful&comma; but also stifling the personal development of our people&comma; particularly the workers&period; From galloping inflation to debilitating hunger&comma; overarching hardship&comma; and corrosive poverty&comma; the Nigerian worker has been the main victims of these and more negative indices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Deeply concerned about the decline of the economy&comma; renewed insecurity&comma; accentuating job losses&comma; and numerous other indices of under-development which is affecting the performances of workers in maximally carrying out their functions as the backbone of government activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The Caucus urges Federal Government to take deliberate actions towards instilling confidence in workers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Also&comma; there must be pro-active&comma; and intentional decisions by the Federal Government in not just addressing these negative issues but seeking ingenious ways towards improving the remuneration&comma; welfare packages&comma; and other incentives of Nigerian workers who are entitled to living wage and not minimum wage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Conscious of the fact that true nationhood is a collective&comma; and continuous task&comma; the Caucus enjoins the Federal Government to relate with the Nigerian Labour Congress&comma; &lpar;NLC&rpar;&comma; Trade Union Congress&comma; &lpar;TUC&rpar;&comma; and other relevant workers associations as major stakeholders in every efforts towards re-building&comma; and re-positioning the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Also&comma; these labour bodies and others&semi; that are umbrella institutions for all Nigerian workers should show commitment&comma; and considerations by collaborating effectively with the Federal Government where and when necessary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As a responsive and responsible group&comma; the Caucus is confident that when all stakeholders harness our strengths&comma; Nigeria will progress from being a nation with enormous potential to one that will assume her rightful position among the comity of nations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We wish members of the Nigerian Labour a very fruitful celebrations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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