The President-elect, Muhammadu
Buhari, has extolled what he
referred to as the sacrifices of the
Nigerian working class in the face
of economic tough times in their
everyday struggle to survive.
In his May Day message to the
Nigerian workers, Buhari said he
was aware of the hardships of
workers which he said were
compounded by poor governance
and corruption in the country.
According to him, the Nigerian
working class are among the worst
hit social groups on account of poor
living standards, a situation, he
said, was inconsistent with
Nigeria’s vast oil wealth.
Buhari expressed dismay at the
paradox of Nigeria’s oil wealth,
characterised with rising poverty
while a few corrupt officials were
making themselves very rich at the
expense of people’s wealth.
The President-elect also expressed
regret that honest labour had been
relegated to the background.
He warned that a country that
sacrificed honesty in favour of quick
wealth by whatever means could
not expect to achieve progress and
respect in the eyes of other
nations.
Buhari reassured Nigerian workers
that his incoming administration
would be committed to boosting
their morale in order to increase
productivity and their income.
Meanwhile, Buhari has expressed
sadness over the killing of 10
soldiers from Niger Republic by the
Boko Haram terrorists.
In a separate statement signed on
his behalf by his media team in
Abuja on Thursday, Buhari said he
was deeply saddened that soldiers
from other African countries that
came to help Nigeria to fight
terrorism were targeted and killed
by the terrorists.