The Organised Labour in Lagos State have thrown their weight behind the re-election of the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for another four-year tenure in office.
Speaking at a rally organised by labour unions, tagged: ”Labour4Sanwo-Olu”, at the Police College Parade Ground, Ikeja, on Thursday, the governor commended the unions for the support they had given his administration.
He assured that his government would continue to make life better and liveable for workers in the state.
He said:”My administration is coming back bigger, stronger and better and will support and do things much more than have been done for the people of Lagos State. You are the reasons why we are in government. You are the reasons why we wake up everyday to go to work and we will not disappoint you. We will not embarrass you, we take it very very, very seriously.
”I want to thank you very much. My party wants to thank you because this cuts across party line, it cuts across ethnic line, it cuts across religious line. This is for performance, it is for delivery, it is for ensuring that we can provide sustenance and sustainability of life for each and everyone”
Speaking,Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour Matters, Babatunde Williams, noted that the Governor Sanwo-Olu’s administration had been proactive in putting the welfare of workers at the front burner in the area of salary review, trainings, among other interventions.
He noted that the administration’s impact had been felt in various sectors in the state, in its feats to ensure the state remains economically stable.
In his remarks,chairman, Joint Negotiating Council, Segun Balogun,said the endorsement for the re-election of the administration was in the right direction because of the laudable initiatives and achievements, especially when it has to do with workers welfare.
He commended the governor for taking his place in history.
Also,chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State, Agnes Funmilayo Sessi, said this is the first time that labour in the state would come out to endorse the candidates of any party in the state.
She said the Labour movement would engage in politics this time around to vote for the Governor and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, adding that 60 percent of the people of the state are workers and that they have endorsed them to return for another four years in office.
