There is a serious problem in Nigeria that nobody has noticed, but the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says it is time to bring the attention of Nigerians to this hidden problem.
You see, while many people in the country complain of the lingering hardship ravaging the country, there are others, particularly the rich, who continue to live their normal lives despite all that is happening.
Now, Ajaero has revealed how these rich individuals feed on the sweat of the poor.
Grab a seat for yourself, grab something to drink, Joe Ajaero has a lot to tell you.
Ajaero’s Concerns
First, let’s start with Ajaero’s major concern – the cost of living and widening gap between the rich and the poor in the country.
The inability of some state governors to pay the ₦70,000 minimum wage amidst Nigeria’s harsh economic conditions, also tops the list of Ajaero’s issues with Nigeria.
In fact, the NLC boss concluded that it is not time for “lamentations, but time for determination”.
We are not certain what he meant by that, but if what is on everyone’s mind is correct, then sooner than later, the NLC will give the Government a piece of their mind.
Ajaero shared his concerns while speaking during the 2024 delegates’ conference of the NLC Youth Council in Abuja.
The Sweat Of The Poor
His words: “Comrades, let us speak plainly. The harsh realities of our country cannot be sugar-coated.
We live in a nation where the rich grow fatter on the sweat of the poor, where our youth struggle to find meaningful work, and where the value of labour is often trampled underfoot.
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“A bag of 50kg rice sells for ₦105,000, transport from Abuja to Port Harcourt is above ₦50,000, decent housing has become a mirage, while basic healthcare is out of reach.
Basic social services are becoming elusive even as we have to struggle to get some governors to pay us a paltry ₦70,000 National Minimum Wage—the product of a law passed by the state.”
“Anyway, this is not a time for lamentation; it is a time for determination. No one will build our nation for us,” he concluded.
