By Austin Ogwuda
…says workers take-home not enough to buy corporate suits
… we will defend this obnoxious policy at all cost – Delta NLC chairman
Delta State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Civil Servants to shun the newly introduced dress code, signalling a showdown with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration.
Chairman of the Council in the State, Comrade Goodluck Oforbrukueta, addressed workers in pidgin English on Friday.
His words, “We nor gree because the money we dey earn nor reach chop. E nor reach pay our children school fees. E nor reach pay our house rent. E nor reach transport ourselves to work, not to talk say all of us must wear suit.
“Dem never even think how to improve on weytin we dey earn, whether we fit chop, whether we fit take care of our health. Dem dey say make we wear suit or wear that. The money nor dey for us to wear those ones.
“If you want to make new policy, why you nor go discuss am with workers’ representatives? Dem nor even discuss am with any of us. Dem just sit down for their office, issue circular. Dem think say because Dem dey get corner marking na so all workers dey get corner marking.
“As we dey so, many workers nor dey see chair and table sit down. Dem nor dey see biro take write for their office. Some nor even get paper. No stationery. You dey say make we go buy suit. Where the money dey? How much you dey pay the people?
“If the new code is allowed to scale through na so one person go come tomorrow, he go say make Civil Servants nor dey marry. Na that one be new policy of government.
It is rules that govern the civil service, one person nor fit wake up change am. We will protect anybody from anyone who wants to sanction you”, he fumed.
*The Circular on new dress code for Civil Servants in Delta State
*Source: Actual News
