Hardship: Your 2027 comment alien to us – TUC responds to Tinubu

He also said that the President’s claim of waiting till 2027
to enter into politics was alien going by the situation of things in Nigeria
under his watch.

“I listened to that comment yesterday where he [President
Tinubu] said that we should wait till 2027 if we want to contest for election.

“For me, I can speak for the Trade Union Congress of
Nigeria. For us, we’re not politicians. We are unionists. The right to protest
is the fundamental right of every Nigerian.

“We don’t have issues with protest. When need be people must
exercise their rights. People must protest. In terms of waiting till 2027 to
enter into politics, I don’t think…I as an individual don’t belong to any
political party. I’m not a card carrier of any political party.

“What I’m interested in is the welfare of my members and
indeed the entire Nigerian masses. For me, what the President said is alien to
us because the right to protest and the right to strike is that of the workers.

“There are lingering issues. The fact that you’re going to
protest or strike something led to it. Those fundamental issues should have to
be addressed.”