Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday accused leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of keeping quiet under the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government despite several unfavourable policies but ‘almost pulled down the heavens for any slight action of former President Goodluck Jonathan’
Wike further accused the labour leaders of gradually turning into politicians at the expense of the masses who they are suppose to stand and fight for.
Wike spoke at the Government House in Port Harcourt when he received NLC president, Ayuba Wabba.
He said: “Nigerians are not happy with the NLC. With due respect, you people are now politicians. You are no longer as strong as you used to be.
“I remember when Jonathan was President; you wanted to pull heaven down just for the slight removal of petroleum subsidy.
“Now they have removed everything and nothing has happened”, Wike noted, lamenting that it has gotten to a point the NLC calls for strike and workers don’t obey.
“You have allowed politicians to penetrate your ranks and you now have two factions. Factionalization is not the best. I urge you to work for the union to be strong as this is in the interest of the nation.
“Look at what is happening in the country today. Nobody wants to go to jail. If you talk, EFCC will come after you. If you don’t want EFCC to trouble you, defect to the other party.
“There was this ED Finance of the NDDC, who was a member of the PDP. EFCC was after him, when he defected to the other party, they dropped the charges.”