May Day: Speaker Praises Workers’ Contributions

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has celebrated workers in Nigeria, saying their contributions to the growth and development of the country cannot be quantified.

In his goodwill message to commemorate this year’s May Day celebration, also known as Workers’ Day, which is celebrated on May 1 every year, Speaker Abbas says the House will continue to recognise workers as “partners in progress.”

The Speaker hails workers, especially the organised labour, under the umbrellas of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress TUC for their immeasurable roles in the economy, describing them as the “engine room.”

Dr Abbas notes that workers deserve better welfare and the labour unions should be commended for understanding with the President Bola Tinubu’s administration concerning their welfare, following the current difficult economic realities.

While urging workers to continue to offer their services with zeal and patriotism, the Speaker calls for more productivity, noting that only the citizens can sustain their fatherland.

Dr Abbas wishes Nigerian workers happy celebrations.

PR Oduyemi Odumade