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roforofo fight between Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Labour Leaders have come and gone. Let us assume that is phase 1 because both parties had to sheathe their swords only upon the intervention of the Federal Government. While the standoff lasted, hateful words were hauled back and forth. ElRufai became Hell Rufai, and the Labour Leader was labelled a fugitive from the law and a bandit. Over and above, what we saw in Kaduna was a clash of ideologies… and that makes the issue very symbolic for the wellbeing of the soul of Nigeria, and indeed a sign of things to come, given that El-Rufai heads up a faction of APC middle-aged men who believe they are smart and are angling for the presidency in 2023. Kayode Fayemi is his sidekick. The arrogance with which Governor Nasir wanted to ‘waste’ civil servants in Kaduna was taken out of a neoliberal playbook. As elegant as the ideology looks on the surface, it has held Nigeria down and dragged her backwards since the days of
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…everyone knows that investment in the education of these children is the best gamble this country could ever take, as our future will be bleak for as long as that ugly culture persists. To take 800,000 children off the streets in Kaduna State, they probably need a new task force that can absorb as many as 5,000 workers, constantly on the streets to ensure compliance.
roforofo fight between Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State and leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has come and gone. Let us assume that was the phase 1, because both parties had to sheathe their swords only upon the intervention of the Federal Government. While the standoff lasted, hateful words were hauled back and forth. El-Rufai became Hell Rufai, and the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba was labelled a fugitive from law and bandit. Over and above, what we saw in Kaduna was a clash of ideologies, and that made the issue very symbolic for the wellbeing of the soul of Nigeria, and indeed a
The “roforofo” fight between Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State and labour leaders have come and gone. Let us assume that is the phase I because both parties had to sheathe their swords upon the intervention of the federal government. While the standoff lasted, hateful words were hauled back and forth. El-Rufai became Hell Rufai and […]