May Day 2023 : Gov AbdulRazaq Recognizes Role Of Workers In Ensuring Prosperous Kwara

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said his administration will continue to prioritize the welfare of workers and protect the interest of labour unions in the state while acknowledging their support before and during the last general election. 

Speaking during the May Day 2023 Celebration in Ilorin, the governor congratulated the Nigerian workers and labour leaders on the celebration of May Day, a day, he noted, is ‘grounded in the progressive and noble values of the global workforce, including those in Nigeria’. 

‘Great workers, this administration is your own and it will always be your own. We owe our recent election victory to God Almighty, to you the great workers and to all of the people of our state who stood for the collective aspirations to place Kwara on a path of steady, inclusive growth and collective prosperity that we represent .

I thank you very much. I reassure you that we will not drop the ball. We will continue to prioritize your welfare while also creating an environment for collective growth’ he said.

Abdulrazaq’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye  noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that the governor attended the event alongside Deputy Governor, Mr  Kayode Alabi; Head of Service, Mrs. Susan Modupe Oluwole; cabinet members, Commissioner of Police, Mr  Paul Odama and the Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Comrade Issa Aremu .

Several serving and former labour leaders also attended the event.

AbdulRazaq pledged to maximize the gains of the last four years through implementation of various programmes and policies, saying the workers would always be needed for the success of such steps.

‘Our agenda is to consolidate on the successes of the last four years through continued infrastructural renewal, easing of the business climate, expansion of our economic base through support for macro and microeconomic activities, especially small and medium scale enterprises, general industrial growth, growing internal revenue, improving the regime of transparency and accountability, agricultural development, combating environmental and climate crisis such as flooding, and strengthening rule of law, peace and security in the state. We cannot do this without the support of workers.

I acknowledge the fact that trade unions are important pillars of any democratic society. You are always key to the wider struggles for universal human rights and welfare of your members. Kwara state is known for industrial harmony and we will do our best to keep it that way within the resources available to us. Let us keep being friends and allies in our collective drive for a better Kwara. 

I am similarly appealing to the Labour unions across Nigeria to work for a seamless transition of government following the recent election cycle from which candidates of different political parties have gotten elected to different positions. I am not just asking you to support our government in Kwara; I am especially enjoining you to give your full support to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ he said.

The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Muritala Saheed Olayinka ,commended the governor for making the welfare of workers and pensioners a top priority, including prompt payment of workers’ salaries and their promotion as and when due.

He saluted the entire workforce for working tirelessly to create the wealth of the state, acknowledging the important role the labour movement has played in strengthening the local economy.

Olayinka urged the government to urgently address pending issues concerning welfare of workers across different subsectors of the economy. 

The state TUC Chairman, Comrade Joseph Tunde, also acknowledged AbdulRazaq’s giant strides in infrastructure development and welfare of workers while urging him to do more in the new dispensation- Team@orientactualmags.com
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