Chime has excelled in workers’ welfare- NLC President

The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade
Abdulwahed Ibrahim Omar, has commended the Governor of Enugu
State, Mr. Sullivan Chime and his administration for the very cordial
relationship between government and workers in the state.

Comrade Omar made the commendation when he led the entire National
Administrative Committee of the congress, comprising the National
Working Committee and National Executive Council of the body on a
courtesy visit to the Government House, Enugu.

The NLC National President described as highly commendable the
disposition of the state government to pay workers their salary and
wages on or before the twenty-fifth of every month and to pay the
27.5% salary increase to teachers in the state.

According to him, “I wish to commend the relationship between
Government and Workers in Enugu State to very large extent in terms of
payment of salary and wages and other allowances to the workers in the
state.”

“Enugu State has excelled more than any other state in the country
because I was told that hardly you cross the 25th of any month without
workers in the state receiving their salary and wages.”

The NLC boss also said, “I am excited that Enugu State Government is
paying the 27.5% percent salary increase to teachers in the state
unlike in other states where government said that the 27.5 percent
increase should be part of the minimum wage.

Comrade Omar applauded the Governor for the ongoing road
infrastructure development in the state capital and in other part of
the state and said, “we noticed the appreciable development going on
in Enugu State, the road network is one of the best in the state
capital and even an enemy can attest to that.

He also praised the Governor for introducing free education from
primary level to junior secondary school class III and free maternal
and child health-care in hospital in the state, adding that the
programmes are worthy of emulation.  He described the free education
programme of government as a very wise decision that would help lay a
very solid foundation for manpower development of the state while the
free health-care would promote a healthy society.  He also spoke on
the on-going construction of a very befitting Government House and
Multi-billion naira Secretariat Complex in the state and described the
structures as solid and lasting legacies the administration is
providing the people.

The labour leader also used the occasion to draw the attention of the
Governor to some of the issues that he would like him to address for
the betterment of workers and the labour union in the state.

They included the donation of a bus to the state NLC and building of a
befitting Secretariat for
the NLC in the state.

He pledged that the NLC will continue to partner the state government
so that at the end of the day “Governor Chime will bow out of office
as the best Governor Enugu State has ever had.”

Responding, Governor Chime described his administration as
labour-friendly and thanked the National Executive of the NLC for
choosing Enugu as venue for their National Executive Council Meeting.
The Governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State
Government (SSG), Mr. Amechi Okolo attributed their choice of Enugu
for the meeting to the peaceful and secure atmosphere in the state,
adding that the administration enjoyed a very friendly relationship
with the labour unions in the state, since inception.

The Governor thanked the labour leader for his kind words and promised
that their request would be given a very favourable consideration.

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