Workers’ Day: NBA Abuja Commemorates With Workers, Charges Them On Nation Building

*Calls Them To Expose Fraud And Every Corrupt Practices
*Says Vibrant Workforce Can Overcome A Failed Leadership.
*Asks Trade Unions to exercise disciplinary action On Members
*Says Security Agencies Must Stop Interfering in Civil
Disputes. 

Members of the NBA Abuja branch (Unity Bar), has joined workers
all over the world to commemorate the 2021 May Day.

According to the statement by the Chairman Bulus Atsen, our
focus this year calls for more introspection than any other time in
their short history as a nation.

He said the challenges facing the Nigerian worker are also
facing the Nation as a whole- insecurity, economic decline, and
corruption to name a few.

“The dire economic reality of Nigerian workers is pitiful. This
is evidenced by the surge in prices and spiraling economy.

“The constant state of insecurity across the length and breath
of the country is tragic. In recent times, we have witnessed
numerous attacks by terrorists. Citizens are being killed,
dislodged from their ancestral homes or kidnapped, the vulnerable
among us are not spared.

“Since 6th April, 2021, the courts in the country have been shut
down due to the ongoing strike by the Judicial Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN) demanding state executives to comply with the
provisions of the constitution.

“There are agitations from workers in every other sector with
threats of industrial action making the news cycle daily.”

The branch on this auspicious day, call on the Nigerian workers
to take the responsibility of nation-building as a full time
job.

“A vibrant workforce can overcome a failed leadership. If we
complain about our leadership class, we must be ready to do
better.

“We call on public servants to refuse to be used as agents of
corruption by politicians.

“We call on workers in the public and private sectors to blow
the whistle and expose fraud, corruption, embezzlement and the
other vices killing our security infrastructure and our essential
services.

“We call on the Trade Unions to exercise disciplinary action
over their members. Nigerians have become distrustful of Trade
Unions due to the lack of self awareness and accountability of the
Civil Service and its leadership.

“The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) must as a matter of course,
address corruption among its members. It must join forces with
other leading organisations to hold the managers of public trust
accountable.

“Security Agencies must stop interfering in civil disputes. You
cannot continue to break the law in the name of enforcing the law.
The system will collapse.

“The Federal Government must come to terms with the realities of
common Nigerians who are compelled to negotiate for their lives
with terrorists, who contribute monies to pay ransom, who cannot
feed and who have become refugees in their own country.

“Media gagging and clamping down on free speech is a slippery
slope. It never ends well for those who start it.

“This year’s May Day presents us with another opportunity to
redirect the trajectory of Nigeria. It will be a shame if we fail
to heed to wisdom and proceed in our current path.

“Today, we celebrate May Day in a sober mood in honour of those
we have lost to insecurity and other avoidable circumstances. We
pray that those vested with state powers will labour for our common
good so we can have a reason to celebrate May Day 2022 in style,”
the statement reads.

*Calls Them To Expose Fraud And Every Corrupt Practices
*Says Vibrant Workforce Can Overcome A Failed Leadership.
*Asks Trade Unions to exercise disciplinary action On Members
*Says Security Agencies Must Stop Interfering in Civil
Disputes. 

Members of the NBA Abuja branch (Unity Bar), has joined workers
all over the world to commemorate the 2021 May Day.

According to the statement by the Chairman Bulus Atsen, our
focus this year calls for more introspection than any other time in
their short history as a nation.

He said the challenges facing the Nigerian worker are also
facing the Nation as a whole- insecurity, economic decline, and
corruption to name a few.

“The dire economic reality of Nigerian workers is pitiful. This
is evidenced by the surge in prices and spiraling economy.

“The constant state of insecurity across the length and breath
of the country is tragic. In recent times, we have witnessed
numerous attacks by terrorists. Citizens are being killed,
dislodged from their ancestral homes or kidnapped, the vulnerable
among us are not spared.

“Since 6th April, 2021, the courts in the country have been shut
down due to the ongoing strike by the Judicial Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN) demanding state executives to comply with the
provisions of the constitution.

“There are agitations from workers in every other sector with
threats of industrial action making the news cycle daily.”

The branch on this auspicious day, call on the Nigerian workers
to take the responsibility of nation-building as a full time
job.

“A vibrant workforce can overcome a failed leadership. If we
complain about our leadership class, we must be ready to do
better.

“We call on public servants to refuse to be used as agents of
corruption by politicians.

“We call on workers in the public and private sectors to blow
the whistle and expose fraud, corruption, embezzlement and the
other vices killing our security infrastructure and our essential
services.

“We call on the Trade Unions to exercise disciplinary action
over their members. Nigerians have become distrustful of Trade
Unions due to the lack of self awareness and accountability of the
Civil Service and its leadership.

“The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) must as a matter of course,
address corruption among its members. It must join forces with
other leading organisations to hold the managers of public trust
accountable.

“Security Agencies must stop interfering in civil disputes. You
cannot continue to break the law in the name of enforcing the law.
The system will collapse.

“The Federal Government must come to terms with the realities of
common Nigerians who are compelled to negotiate for their lives
with terrorists, who contribute monies to pay ransom, who cannot
feed and who have become refugees in their own country.

“Media gagging and clamping down on free speech is a slippery
slope. It never ends well for those who start it.

“This year’s May Day presents us with another opportunity to
redirect the trajectory of Nigeria. It will be a shame if we fail
to heed to wisdom and proceed in our current path.

“Today, we celebrate May Day in a sober mood in honour of those
we have lost to insecurity and other avoidable circumstances. We
pray that those vested with state powers will labour for our common
good so we can have a reason to celebrate May Day 2022 in style,”
the statement reads.