Both Festus Osifo, the leader of the Trade Union Congress, and Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, have come under fire for allegedly representing their personal financial interests over those of the working class in the nation.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In an Arise Television interview with reporters, Jesutega Onokpasa, a Nigerian lawyer and member of the All Progressives Congress, asserted this. “Labor leaders Festus Osifo and Joe Ajaero drive the same car I drive,” claims Jesutega Onokpasa. I used my earnings to purchase my automobile.”
“I do not know how much Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo’s salary is where they work. What is their salary that they can afford a car like the one they drive?”
“What Festus Osifo and Joe Ajaero are doing is grandstanding. I think the minimum wage should be higher than N60,000, but it will depend on negotiation.”
“This is why they need to get back to the negotiation table, not for people who drive a car that is worth N200 million to be pretending to be fighting for the Nigerian workers.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>