By; FUNMI ADERINTO, Kaduna
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani on Wednesday, said that his government will continue to prioritize workers’ welfare and equip them appropriately within available resources.
Governor Uba Sani disclosed this when he joined comrades, Nigerian workers, and colleagues in the human rights and pro-democracy struggle to celebrate the International Workers Day at the Murtala Square, Kaduna.
According to him, in the well attended and colourful ceremony, “we honoured the invaluable contributions of Nigerian workers to the struggle for Nigeria’s independence, the growth and development of our democracy and economy, and continuing agitations for better working and living conditions for Nigerian workers.”
He disclosed that, “the government under my leadership will continue to prioritize workers’ welfare and equip them appropriately within available resources, conscious of the fact that a committed and motivated workforce is critical to the achievement of our Rural Transformation Agenda.”
He noted that human capital development and poverty reduction will continue to receive robust government attention through investment in education, health, agriculture, housing, micro, small and medium enterprises, as well as support to security agencies as they tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes.
Senator Uba Sani said Nigerian Governors, under the platform of Nigeria Governors Forum, are in consultation with labour unions at the federal and state levels in order to come up with a decent and acceptable salary increase for state and local government workers.
“As a comrade and veteran of the struggle for better working conditions for Nigerian workers, I will not rest on my oars until we agree on a wage package that will put smiles on the faces of our workers”.
“As we ramp up our Rural Transformation Drive and implement innovative programmes to reinvent our economy, we seek the cooperation and total commitment of Kaduna State workers”.
“Increased productivity and sustained industrial harmony will help reposition our economy and put our government in good stead to frontally tackle our myriad security and developmental challenges”.
