By Eberechi Obinagwam
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State Council has called on government to positively engage and take decisions of the youths very seriously for the betterment of the nation.
The newly re-elected chairman of the council, Comrade Fumilayo Sessi stated this at the 13th quadrennial state delegates conference 2023 held on Tuesday in Lagos.
According to her, if the youths are positively engaged they won’t be much crime in the society,
“They will invest their time in nation’s building if they are properly guided and put into the right perspective. Their parents spent so hard in training them and they have to be engaged because if they are not, they may be lured into crimes and you know an ideal man is a devil’s workshop. We want the government to take the decision of the youths very seriously.”
She also noted that the union has shifted from the era of banging tables to the era of technicality where the union sits and dialogue with the government on the various issues surrounding the nation and seek a way forward.
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Comrade Sessi at the delegates conference commended the present government of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for always giving them a listening ear whenever they come with their issues and urged the incoming government under the leadership of Ahmed Bola Tinubu to put the youths in his agenda and take their decisions very seriously because they are the foundation of any nation and our tomorrow.
NLC Lagos Chairperson, Sessi also said she expects better environment and better deals for not just the Nigerian workers but for the youths, emphasising that engagement of the youth will help the union fight for their rights because when youths are engaged in various offices they will have more voices that will help engage government with their policies.
Comrade Fumilayo Sessi was on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 reelected as the chairman of NLC Lagos Council to run their affairs of the union for the next four years with her team at their 13th quadrennial state delegates conference 2023.
Comrade Sessi while giving her acceptance speech expressed gratitude for the confidence the union members had for her to re-elect her as their chairman, saying that her administration will work on resolving social and economic issues that have bedevelled the country. She called on all comrades and everybody to join hands together to realise their dreams, saying: “The task is not going to be easy, but with your hands on deck with unity we will continue to do more exploits.”
She urged Nigerian workers to keep faith with the unions, to be united and talk with one voice of reasoning and fight for their rights, “let the good reasoning continue to prevail in other to achieve good results.”
Also, Special Adviser to the governor of Lagos on Labour and Industrial Matters, Babatunde Williams commended NLC Lagos council on their peaceful elections and called for a continuous inter atmosphere of industrial peace and harmony in Lagos.
He also disclosed that Lagos workers have contributed immensely to the development of the state, adding that the welfare of workers remains top priority of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration.