Mixed Reactions As Gov. Bago Appoints Niger NLC Chair To Campaign Council

The appointment of the Niger State chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Idrees Abdulkareem Lafene, into the Presidential and Gubernatorial Marketing campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has sparked combined reactions amongst staff.

The appointments, as introduced via Governor Mohammed Bago, assigned Lafene as Director of Labour Issues, Comrade Abdullah Abubakar Erena as Deputy Director of Labour Issues, and Comrade Usman Abubakar Dabban as Secretary of the Labour Issues Committee.

The organised labour, thru a commentary signed via Muhammad Ndanusa Isako, described the appointments as a chance to toughen labour illustration and advertise staff’ pursuits throughout the marketing campaign council.

The commentary stated the appointments mirrored the labour leaders’ management enjoy, political relevance and dedication to staff’ welfare and the improvement of Niger State, including that their inclusion within the council would offer a platform for them to mobilise toughen and advance the aspirations of staff and different voters consistent with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Time table and Governor Bago’s New Niger Time table.

Of their response to the improvement, some staff noticed that as labour leaders they must no longer be observed serving in any partisan place, because it used to be towards equity within the labour motion.

A employee who gave his identify as Aliyu Isah stated, “It isn’t an even building to different political events. I’m really not positive there may be any provision in labour legislation that allows such, however once more in the event you take a look at it, maximum labour leaders have grew to become to politicians.”

Any other employee, Audu Dauda, stated, “I feel that are supposed to be discouraged. Alternatively, each civil servant and employee has his impartial thoughts to make a choice whoever they would like. The query is, how do you need different political events to look organised labour within the state?”