The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed disappointment with the current government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, comparing it unfavorably to the previous administrations of Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari.
In an interview, NLC Spokesperson, Benson Upah, praised Buhari for his accommodating nature and efforts to ensure stability and good living conditions for Nigerians.
Upah also commended Jonathan’s administration, highlighting the contrast between their economic indices and the current government’s performance, according to Politics Nigeria.
Upah criticized the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu government, citing its devastating consequences on ordinary Nigerians.
He also mentioned the alarming depreciation of the naira, soaring interest rates, and skyrocketing debt in the country.
The NLC spokesman emphasized that Buhari’s administration was more accommodating and made efforts to mitigate economic hardship, providing financial assistance to states and intervening in salary and pension arrears.
“I keep telling people who say Buhari was the worst that they are joking,” Upah said. “For us at Labour, we found Buhari very accommodating. He did everything humanly possible to ensure that life was stable and good.”
“If you ask those same people now, they will tell you that the Buhari administration was very good. We are talking about less than two years ago. Before Buhari came, it was Jonathan. We said Jonathan had messed up this country, but now look at the indices and compare the exchange rate, the interest rate, the debt.”
