Anonymous08:14
On February 8, 2017 I tweeted about joining the NLC on their walk for
good governance. I was really not too surprised at the kinds of
responses I got from fellow frustrated Nigerians: My people just dey
query me as per how somebody like me go come gum body with NLC "Fake"
people like that.
For starters, let me make this clear; If the devil like make him hold
rally, I go appear to use that platform to send my message to my fellow
frustrated Naijas. Until I posted a tweet about marching with NLC in
Lagos, I didn't realize how most Nigerians had lost respect/trust for
the union.
In fact one of the feedbacks I received blaming the compromised NLC for the death of a
family member really evoked some strange feelings in me.
The Late Dr. Oghenetega Umukoro battled diabetes for 20 years. His
condition, however, became particularly difficult in 2014 because he was
an employee of a state in this country owing workers 6 months Salary.
He had been solely dependent on various degrees of loans to not just
manage the sickness but also manage his family -A Beautiful family of
three boys and a girl.
He lost his wife Elizabeth in 2011 due to childbirth complications. His
miserable life of Sickness; Struggling to pay Tuition fees for his
children's education, poor feeding and debilitating cost of general
upkeep for the family, led to further complications medically and he
died a few months ago.
His Corpse has been in the Mortuary for well over 4 months now, his
children are all alone and have no idea what the future holds. The brief
story of late Dr. Oghenetega Umukoro of Blessed Memory is the story of
the Nigerian Public and Private Sector Worker and Workforce.
It's on record that President Buhari first gave a N350billion Salary
Stimulus pack for 27 State Government. The first in the History of this
Country and was continually giving further bailouts and Support to every
state of the Federation totalling over four bailouts and budget
support.
Recently every State of the Federation got on the Average of between
N10bbillion-14.5Billion from the Paris Club Debt Refunds and it is on
record that President Muhammadu Buhari Impressed it on State Governors
to do the Right thing because he is constitutionally handicap to enforce
Financial Fiscal Discipline at the State Level.
If the President can understand the Suffering of the people in the
Ghetto and as a result of his desire to cushion the suffering of the
workers provide Bailouts totally about N3 Trillion Since 2015 under two
years what has Organized Labour down to support the President? I No See
Anything oh! And sadly, most Governors squandered the Bailout and did
not pay the workers that the funds were meant for while Labour Siddon
dey Look like mumu.
NLC/TUC and organised Labour Leaders have been silent, complacent and I
believe mago magoly benefitted from those bailout that was dedicated to
the suffering ordinary civil servants. They did not and could not
mobilize to fight the roguish governors and for the workers because the
suffering of the labour force had become abstract to the leadership of
Labour. Organized Labour has become an enemy of the Nigerian people.
From the National Health Insurance Scheme; To various Housing Scheme of
Government; To Programmes for the reduction in Pregnancy and Childbirth
related Deaths, The Leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria has been
ineffective and compromised in the Battles for Workers' Rights.
They are Insensitive and have play no noticeable and viable role in the
monitoring and investigation of the Frauds of Government and Governance
on behalf of the Nigerian People in the National Assembly; The
Judiciary; Failing MDAs; State and Local Governments. NLC and TUC were
in this country and practically endorsed the last decade of Audacious
mismanagement and Mindless Insane Looting of our Treasury; I Just Dey
Vex!.
They were silent, incoherent, indiscipline, selfish, greedy and
destructive, to say the least. NLC and TUC have been at the forefront of
the Corruption of the Nigerian Workforce and the destruction of the
moral values of the Nigerian Workforce. The leadership of organized
labour have come to symbolize what has been wrong with our collective
being in this country. Oh! how I wish the Labour Leadership of old can
be resurrected.
I was the one who use to mobilised lagos state in those days for NLC
under the leadership of the character called Adams Oshiomole. That one
had a habit of calling off strikes, doing different James Bond on
Naijas. I backed out when I discovered him way no be my way.
What I got from people's negative responses to this rally is that the
NLC and TUC are alone in their battle against the President. And this is
purportedly so because the NLC were silent when Nigerians were buying
PMS at over N200/litre when it was officially N86.50/Litre; they are
silent as the cost of living sky rockets every blessed day, they are
silent when workers are not paid salaries for months in different
states, and are not as engaging when the suffering people needs them the
most. State governors owe workers up to 12months salary. I swear, Na
God go punish all the bad people amongst us after the masses deal with
them very soon.
The NLC and TUC Leadership have continually Ignored the Criminality and
Looting by the National Assembly over the Past Decade. The Hypocrisy of
Organized Labour Leadership is blatantly open for all Nigerians to see.
They have been fighting the wrong battles under the guise of fighting
for the people, forgetting that a battle for the people must be owned by
the people. I may have marched with them, but their ways are not my
ways. I dey hope say dem go change and begin answer their true calling
or else, fellow frustrated Nigerians will occupy their headquarters
until sanity is restored again.
#OurMumuDonDo !!!
Areafada Charlyboy
President.
Frustrated Nigerians
Twitter/instagram @areafada1
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