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Buhari To Labour: Consider What We Inherited And Our Efforts At Correcting Them

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked labour unions that have called on workers to go on nationwide strike over the new minimum wage to consider what his government inherited from the previous governments and efforts being made to correct them.
President Buhari, Monday used the opportunity of the visit to him today,  Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja by of members of the Association of Retired Career Ambassadors of Nigeria (ARCAN) led by Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora, to call on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve the strike which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Tuesday.
He emphasized the need for the labour unions to consider what his government inherited and the more it is doing with fewer resources in putting the economy right.
President Buhari said that before he took over the reign of power in 2015, “we all know the condition of our roads. The rails were literally killed. There was no power despite the admittance of some previous leadership that they spent $16 billion on the sector.
“There is no part of the country I haven’t been to, having attempted to be President four times.
”Today, we are getting our priorities right and we believe that of the three fundamental issues we campaigned on – security, the economy and fighting corruption- we have remained very relevant and Nigerians believe we have achieved something.”
He gave assurance that his administration will sustain massive investments to upgrade and develop the country’s transport and power infrastructure.
He appreciated the People’s Republic of China for financing some of the rail and power projects in the country through concessionary loans.
”I will do my best to see that where there are possibilities of making a quick improvement on infrastructure. We will do it.”
The President took note of some concerns raised by the retired Ambassadors including an appeal for the adjustment of their pension entitlements, retention of diplomatic passport for retired career ambassadors, allocation of land for ARCAN headquarters in Abuja and adequate funding of the Foreign Affairs ministry, among others.

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