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A business mogul cum politician in Delta State Chief Favour Izoukumor has felicitated with all Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts worldwide to celebrate this year's International Workers' Day.
Chief Izoukumor felicitations was contained in a message via his verified tweeter handle on Friday May 1 2020.
Chief Izoukumor noted that May Day worldwide afford workers the opportunity to reflect on the struggle for a better working conditions and other benefits.
He noted that the work force in Nigeria is the engine room of the nation's economy and as such implored governments and the private employers of labour to always prioritize the welfare of their employees.
"Something needs to be done in addressing unconducive working environment, inadequate working materials or equipment, poor remuneration among other challenges faced by the Nigerian workers" He said.
Chief Izoukumor who is the CEO/MD of Lurine Nigeria Limited commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for paying the April salaries of civil servants in the state in spite of the economic halt occasioned by the four weeks of COVID 19 lockdown.
He also lauded President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and all State Governors that added additional allowances to all health workers on the front line of fighting COVID 19.
He however emphasized that when workers are given conducive working environment as well as prompt payment of their wages it motivates them to put their best.
Chief Izoukumor who commented on the issue of the minimum wage review of last year and the subsequent approval and payment of the new minimum wage as well as payment of arrears of the civil servants, said it was the right thing to do by the Federal and State Governments.
He therefore saluted the NLC, TUC and other affiliate unions in their usual solidarity greetings and wishes them the best as they continue in the struggle for a better pay, better working environment and better welfare for their workers.
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