Workers to protest against concession of railways

Workers have threatened not to allow the privatisation of the Nigeria railway system, unless existing labour issues are settled, the President of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), Mohammed Yunusa has disclosed.

Yunusa, who stated this in Abuja yesterday, said the workers would protest against the plan. He absolved the workers of any blame in the collapse of the railway system, adding that they did their best to make it work.

The union also faulted the action of the management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) for threatening to eject workers from their official quarters. He said: “We went to court to get a judgment that the sitting tenants of the house should have offer of first refusal to the houses.

The Guardian, May 2, 2018

 

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