Civil society groups fault Labour’s endorsement of Oshiomhole

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Leo Martins and I went to College together and if I am not mistaken, we were classmates...If Leo, who was our Students Union Government President at one time says that "the youths of the State have lost confidence in Adams Oshiomole, then indeed they have lost so much confidence in his administration...

Some civil society groups in Benin on Thursday protested against last week’s endorsement of Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s second-term bid by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress in the state.

The New Nigerian Parliament and some other Edo-based civil society groups as early as 7am gathered at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre, from where they marched on the state capital.

One of the coordinators of the protest, Leo Martins, a former President of Ambrose Alli University Student Union Government, said youths and civil society groups in the state had lost confidence in the NLC and TUC.

He said, “The labour unions were supposed to create a level-playing ground for all candidates in the forthcoming governorship election (July 14) and also serve as pressure groups, together with civil society groups to monitor elections but have mobilised Edo workers to support a particular candidate.

“Suppose Adams Oshiomhole fails to win the election, does that mean that Labour would become an opposition party to the new administration? Is organised Labour allowed to openly campaign for a particular candidate of a political party?

“Why would a government who pays the workers endorse such a political charade when it knows it can dangle the carrot and stick for any erring affiliate union? What are the chances of other candidates who want to approach workers for support?”

Source: The Punch

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