The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba has decried the ill-treatment workers receive from some state governors across the country.
He said some state governors have formed the habit of owing workers salaries and allowances.
Wabba said workers should repay such governors by getting their Permanent Voters Card to get them voted out of office.
The NLC President made this known in Abuja on Tuesday at the “DoroCorruption Programme” organised by an NGO, Say No Campaign.
Wabba added that defaulting governors treat workers like slaves, saying that they default out of sheer unwillingness and misplaced priority.
He said, “It is time the workers used their numbers to push back. I encourage members to get their PVCs to vote out every defaulting state governor.
“State governments owing salaries were given bailouts and different Federal Government interventions, including the Paris Club funds meant to offset their debts to state workers.
“While some have met their responsibilities and paid off, chronic debtors like Benue and Kogi states remain adamant in fulfilling their responsibilities and clearing their debts.
“The challenge is not lack of resources but sheer unwillingness and misplaced priorities.”
The NLC boss cited the example of Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong whose state was owing seven months salary before his administration but cleared the backlog through ingenuity.
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