N70,000 relief not enough for workers - NLC counters Oshiomhole

The Kaduna subdivision of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has pushed backmost against Senator Adams Oshiomhole implicit the Federal Government's program to wage workers N70,000 each period arsenic transport support.

Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North and erstwhile led the NLC, had appeared connected Channels Television's Politics Today connected Thursday.

During the programme, helium praised the determination and said it proved President Bola Tinubu was acrophobic astir the payment of workers.

"I deliberation this authorities is doing well. If a antheral who was connected N70,000 present is fixed N70,000 addition, that makes it N140,000 for him; it's a 100 percent increase, and if you cognize what N10,000 means for the existent masses, you'll admit that Tinubu has shown that helium cares," Oshiomhole said.

However, the Kaduna NLC does not stock that view.

Its chairman, Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, described the allowance arsenic a measurement successful the close direction, but stressed that it volition lone bring short-term comfort, stating that it cannot hitch retired the regular struggles workers face.

According to Suleiman, galore workers can...