This year’s celebration of the International Workers’ Day popularly known as “May Day” organised jointly by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Eagle Square, Abuja was shunned by President Goodluck Jonathan.
A source within The Presidency told The Nation that the presidential journey was cancelled because the President had emergency assignments to attend.
The source dispelled rumours that President Jonathan didn’t attend the event because he was afraid of being booed by workers saying, “the President has never been afraid of such things. The workers have no reason to do that anyway.
“He had an emergency engagement and so had to call off his labour event because it would take the whole day and if he attends, he would be unable to attend to other engagements.”
Meanwhile, President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari today expressed his admiration for the average Nigerian worker, noting that they have sacrificed a lot in the face of tough economic times.
He said he was fully aware of the workers’ hardships substantially compounded by poor governance and corruption.
In another development Plateau workers gave the state government an ultimatum to meet the full implementation of all their demands or brace up for an indefinite strike.
A source within The Presidency told The Nation that the presidential journey was cancelled because the President had emergency assignments to attend.
The source dispelled rumours that President Jonathan didn’t attend the event because he was afraid of being booed by workers saying, “the President has never been afraid of such things. The workers have no reason to do that anyway.
“He had an emergency engagement and so had to call off his labour event because it would take the whole day and if he attends, he would be unable to attend to other engagements.”
Meanwhile, President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari today expressed his admiration for the average Nigerian worker, noting that they have sacrificed a lot in the face of tough economic times.
He said he was fully aware of the workers’ hardships substantially compounded by poor governance and corruption.
In another development Plateau workers gave the state government an ultimatum to meet the full implementation of all their demands or brace up for an indefinite strike.
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