'WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE CHANGE BUHARI PROMISED US'- TUC

The national President of Trade Union Congress,
TUC, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, has stated that
Nigerians are still waiting for the change President
Muhammadu Buhari promised them during the
election campaign.
Speaking while addressing construction workers at
the 10th Triennial National Delegates Conference
of the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior
Staff Association, CCESSA, in Abuja, the labour
leader said government should know that the
change mantra of the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, was not only about anti-
corruption war.
He said the change should also tackle
unemployment, insecurity and among other
things.
Also speaking at the event, Managing Director of
Julius Berger Nigeria limited, Engr. Detlev
Lubasch, noted that going by the present
economic realities in the country and the huge
indebtedness construction companies were
facing, such companies were unable to meet up
with their financial obligations.
Lubasch, who was represented by a staff of the
Human Resources unit, Moses Anietie, said:
“Comrades, our industry is in dire straits,
occasioned by non-payment for ongoing and
already completed jobs.
“As you all know, the construction industry is
majorly engaged by the governments: federal,
state and local, with little patronage from
corporate entities and private individuals. In view
of this, any distortion in the income equilibrium of
our major clients will definitely affect the income
and cash flow of the construction companies.
“As a consequence of this, construction
companies are unable to sustain the existing
structures in terms of meeting its obligations to
staff and subcontractors. lt, therefore, became
imminent that there must be staff reduction as
well as other cost saving measures.”