Workers, citizens’ welfare remains a priority

By Abimbola Bamgbose

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended the organised labour union in the state for their cooperation and collaboration since the inception of his administration in the state

Governor Abiodun made the commendation on Tuesday during a stakeholder meeting with the Labour leaders led by the state chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Hammed Benco, his counterpart from the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Akeem Lasisi and that of Joint Negotiating Council, JNC , Comrade Isa Olude at Okemosan, Abeokuta

The governor noted that the successes recorded by his administration were made possible as a result of the harmonious relationship with the labour unions, promising that his administration would not take such an opportunity for granted by prioritising the welfare of the workers and the entire people of the state

The governor explained that the deregulation of the downstream sector, which has led to the overpricing of petroleum products, was done in the interest of the nation while the food inflation in the country would soon fizzle out

The governor pointed out that the introduction and adoption of the universally accepted compressed natural gas, CNG and the E-mobility motorcycles by both the federal and the state governments was tailored to reduce the importation of premium motor spirit, PMS which he said has made transportation fares to be skyrocketed and also to mitigate the pressure on the the nation’s foreign reserves

Speaking on food inflation, the governor lamented that the attitude of some traders in making high profits usually escalated the prices of foods in assuring that his government would soon set up farmers’ markets across the three senatorial districts to allow the residents to have unfettered access to farm produce direct from the farm without any interference from the middlemen to crash prices of foodstuffs in the state

He informed that he would have a meeting with the market men and women this midweek to prevail on them to assist the government in addressing the high cost of food items in the markets

The governor who assured the workers of a better Nigeria, urged them to see the current economic challenges in the country as a necessary step to put the nation back on the right track stating that the federal government has promised to provide the needed assistance to the state to cushion the effects of the hardship

Mr governor assured that he would discuss with the top echelon in the state public service to see to the plight of the workers in the face of the transportation challenges by reducing the days that workers would be at their duty posts

Responding in a separate remark, the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Hammed Benco, that of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, Comrade Isa Olude and the Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya commended the Governor Abiodun for the various interventions implemented in reducing the hardship created by the economic challenges stating that the. the meeting has allowed them to understand better about the steps being taken by federal and the state government in addressing the problem

The labour leaders promised to continue supporting the governments at all levels urging the governor to assist students in the state in resolving transportation problems by extending the operations of the state-owned CNG buses to other parts of Abeokuta metropolis like Obantoko as resumption for the new academic calendar approaches

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