I’ve Become An Outcast In Nigeria – Ngige Brags As Public Employees Celebrate Workers Day Holiday

Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, claims he has become a “odd man” in the country because he wanted to enforce the law.

Ngige made the remarks while answering questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday.

His remarks come on the same day that Nigerian workers celebrate “May Day.”

Remember that the Minister was heavily chastised and attacked for not paying members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, during their eight-month strike.

strike, for which no compensation has been received.

When health workers under the umbrella of the Nigeria Medical Association went on strike for four months, their salaries were never paid for the duration of the strike.

However, the Minister lamented that Nigerians dislike obeying laws, insisting that he only enforced Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act, which denies workers the right to a salary if they withdraw their services.

“People in Nigeria dislike obeying laws. The laws are in place. The country’s laws are in place. Even attempting to enforce the law makes you appear strange.

“I am an outlier today because I enforced Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act, which states that if a worker withdraws his services, he is not entitled to any pay; that is the right to strike.” You have the right to strike.

“However, your employer has the right to keep the money owed to you and, if you’re on essential services, to hire people to keep the services running.” It’s written in the ILO’s statutes and principles on strike.”