May Day: Workers Kick as Ngige Failed to Turn Up at Eagles’ Square

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The Nigerian workers have kicked at the negligence display by the minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige for failing to show up at the Eagles Square, Abuja on Monday to identify himself with the workers for this year’s May Day celebration.

Ngige, who should have represented President Muhhammadu Buhari at the occasion had declined to address the workers in his capacity as the minister and instead sent the Acting Permanent Secretary at his ministry, Biola Bawa.

But the workers chorused “no, no, no” at the move and continued to chant, “minimum wage, minimum wage.”

The incident, it was gathered disrupted the May Day celebration leading to an outright protest and backlash from the angry workers.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as the workers surged toward the podium to protest the move, Ngige who later showed up alongside top officials of the NLC had to step in to calm them.

According to NAN, the crowd thereafter shouted “we don win, we don win” as the Permanent Secretary stepped down from the podium and walked into state box.

The workers also accused NLC executives of becoming a toy in the hands of the current administration considering how they have continued to cave in on sundry issues bordering on the welfare of the Nigerian workers.

NAN also reports that following the incident, many of the workers staged a walk-out from the square without taking part in the usual march past.(NAN).

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