By George Mgbeleke <\/p>\n
Apparently disturbed by Thursday’s fire mishap that claimed the Iives of number of workers in commercial buildings in Lagos, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condoles with the families of workers that lost their lives in the Afriland building fire disater in Lagos, describing the incident as products of systemic rot, institutional negligence and reckless disregard for safety rules and human dignity. <\/p>\n
NLC, in a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero and the General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, also said the fire was a fire of corruption, inefficiency and fall of institutions.<\/p>\n
The statement reads in part: “The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) mourns with heavy hearts the needless loss of lives in the tragic fire outbreak that engulfed the United Bank for Africa (UBA) building called Afriland Building on Lagos Island, claiming the lives of at least six compatriots and leaving many others injured, hospitalized, and battling for survival. <\/p>\n
“Our grief is further deepened by the fresh memory of another devastating inferno that only a few days earlier consumed a long stretch of buildings, shops, and warehouses in the same axis of Lagos Island, destroying livelihoods and goods valued in billions of Naira. This is while Nigerians are already struggling to survive the harshest economic conditions thus far in our history as a result of the neoliberal economic policies of the Government. <\/p>\n
“These fires are totally not accidents of fate. They are products of systemic rot, institutional negligence, and the reckless disregard for safety rules and human dignity that have becomne the hallmark of governance in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
“What we are witnessing is not merely fire; it is the fire of corruption, the fire of inefficiency, the fire of collapsed institutions, and the fire of state abandonment of its fundamental duty; the protection of lives and property. <\/p>\n
“The case of the UBA, which may be a case of negligence by such a huge Bank to put safety measures in place to protect the lives of its customers and workers. In situations where the lives of workers are disregarded in pursuit of corporate profits, what you get is that basic safety precautions for workers are either downgraded or totally disregarded. Does the life of workers matter? They will normally quip!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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