In his farewell address to Nigerian workers on May 1, President Muhammadu Buhari urged the incoming administration of President-elect Bola Tinubu to treat workers with dignity.
Tinubu will be sworn in as Nigeria’s next president on May 29 unless something unexpected happens.
Remember that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate was declared the winner of the presidential election held on February 25th, 2023 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Prior to the inauguration of the new government, Buhari stated that the incoming leadership must instill socio-economic development, which is driven by the four pillars of the decent work agent, which are to promote jobs and businesses, guarantee workers’ rights, and extend social protection policies.
The outgoing leader also suggested that the incoming administration find a way to promote social dialogue for consensus building among workers while maintaining a sound national industrial relations system, as represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at the 2023 May Day commemoration held at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
Workers’ rights, combined with socioeconomic justice, according to Buhari, make for a happy workplace.
We, therefore, agree that a fair economic structure targeted at creating opportunities for all to succeed irrespective of sex, race/ethnicity, age, disability, creed, religion is sine qua non for progress and development, Buhari noted.