The Digest:
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigerian workers to wield their collective voice and votes to demand competent leadership. In a Workers' Day statement, Obi said workers must "refuse to reward failure, corruption, ethnic division, and bad governance." He described workers as the "backbone of every nation" and said the current minimum wage of N70,000 can no longer guarantee a modest standard of living.
Key Points:
- Obi said when workers suffer, the nation suffers; when workers are empowered, the nation prospers.
- He called for leadership built on competence, character, capacity, credibility, and compassion.
- He noted the minimum wage is unevenly implemented across states.
- The statement came on International Workers' Day.
- Obi is positioning himself as a labour-friendly leader ahead of 2027.
Obi urged workers to refuse to reward failure and bad governance.
Sources: Leadership
