What Tinubu Told Labour Leaders During Town Hall Meeting

The details of the meeting between the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Labour leaders have emerged.

Tinubu, on Monday, met with the leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at a town hall meeting held at Chida Hotel Conference Centre in Abuja.

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo led the two labour groups in the country to the interactive session.

Speaking at the meeting, Tinubu said his achievements in Lagos make him the best person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, urging Nigerian workers to vote for him because he is the most qualified of the presidential candidates.

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The APC flagbearer stated that he transformed Lagos infrastructurally and powered it to the 5th largest economy in Africa and can repeat the same feat at the national level.

Tinubu promised to tackle unemployment, poverty, challenges in the housing and educational sector, and weak industrial base of the economy if elected as the President, noting that his track record speaks volumes of his commitment to good governance.

He said: “Today, the questions you all must ask yourselves are these: who can be trusted to accomplish all of this?

“The man who has done it before, or the man whose most lasting achievement as Vice President is the corrupt sale of national assets to his friends and cronies?

“Who has the better plan? The man whose blueprint guided the emergence of Lagos State as the fifth largest economy in Africa or the man whose greatest pride is the amount of money he managed to bury in the sand while his state’s infrastructure decayed and its workers suffered endless hardship?

“The choice is yours. But permit me to now talk a little about myself and my vision. I have always been and will continue to be a progressive Democrat.

“In my worldview, the government has a cardinal responsibility to work not only with business but also with labour to ensure that all constituent parts of our society are afforded their fair share of rewards without taking on undue hardship.”