The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the Federal Government to stop the deceit and face the reality of the economic downturn by proffering permanent solutions to it instead of dancing around.
By Ademu Usman Idakwo
The Labour Union was responding to the 50 per cent transport fare waiver for the Christmas Holiday by President Tinubu.
TUC expressed disappointment with the action of the Federal Government towards Nigerians and described the 50 per cent transport fare waiver as a “show of confusion on the part of the government.”
The National Deputy President of TUC, Tommy Etim, stated this on Wednesday in Lagos.
Etim said: “The government is getting more confused that slashing interstate transport prices can lead to a crash in economic growth. Why not simply announce a slash in the pump price of petrol which has been responsible for the crisis Nigeria is in today?
“Let’s even say you slash the transport fare and people travel, what do you think they will eat?
“There is a poverty situation in the country and instead of looking for ways of tackling it, the government has just been dancing around and this is rather unfortunate. The government should know that Nigerians are too wise. It is highly laughable because out of all the problems facing Nigerians, how is transport fare our major problem? So people should travel, come back again to the poverty?’’
Etim further charged President Tinubu to be up his game and allow those who understand how the economy grows to come into play.
“The wage award that they promised and agreed to has not been paid. They only paid for one single month and then stopped without telling us what was going on,” he stated.
