FAYOSE VIRSUS BUHARI AGAIN !

In a statement issued through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,on Sunday, the Governor Fayose said he was really worried over the silence of the labour leaders over the 2 months fuel scarcity in the country, which the federal government obviously not have any ready solution to.

He called on the NLC to be ready to defend the people and ensure that the workers' welfare is not compromised by the government.


Stating further that democracy is threatened under President Buhari, and that “a lot of infringements are being done to our democratic process and all lovers of democracy must be worried, especially about the inconclusive elections held under the present government.”

Fayose reminded the labour leaders of the way they were leading protests over fuel price increase under the Dr Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2012, adding that, “No matter the political party in government, labours unions must stand by their members in particular and the people in general.”

He said: “When they were seeking for votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol pump price to from N87 to N45 per litre, they promised to create three million jobs per year, they said $1 will be equal to N1 and above all, they promised to pay unemployed youths N5,000 stipend and provide one meal a day to pupils nationwide.

“However, thousands of Nigerians have lost their jobs in the last six months, while millions of jobs are to be lost next year, particularly in the construction sector and banking sector where mergers and acquisitions of banks have become imminent.

“Even the federal government that promised three million employments per year is already sacking workers with over 2,000 university workers retrenched.

“Most importantly, President Muhammadu Buhari himself is telling Nigerians to prepare for hardships in year 2016, with no effort being made by the federal government to mitigate the effects of the impending hardships.