The Kwara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have urged the Federal Government to rise decisively to the security challenge in the country.
Comrade Farouk Akanbi of NLC and Comrade Israel Adebisi of TUC made the statement on Tuesday in Ilorin at a workers' rally commemorating the Workers' Day.
Farouk in his address said that government could effectively tackle the challenge if the education sector was revamped and more employment opportunities created.
He said: “The menace of Boko Haram, kidnapping, armed robbery incidents and pipeline vandalism can effectively be checked if we fix our public education sector,
“We can also generate gainful employment and empowering people to make ends meet.''
The labour, however, urged the Kwara Government to implement the N18, 000 minimum wages in view of the economic hardship facing the workers.
The NLC and TUC, also called on the state government implement the weigh-in allowance for the media practitioners in its employment as approved by the Federal Government.
In his goodwill message, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed promised to look into the demands of the labour.
The governor, who was represented by the Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohammed, said however, that government would implement the minimum wage “fully” as soon as its allocation increased.
He commended the labour for maintaining industrial harmony in the state and urged it to continue to support the government.?