Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
As the nation celebrates Democracy Day on Tuesday (Today), the Nigeria Labour Congress has said the democratic dispensation has served only the interest of the political class and not the average Nigerian.
The congress stated that 19 years of democracy in the country had offered very sparse rewards for the Nigerian people, noting that the government had failed to allocate resources on the basis of equity, justice and sustained national development and cohesion.
This was contained in a statement in Abuja on Monday by the President of the Congress, Ayuba Wabba, entitled, “19 years of democracy: time to ask questions.”
The NLC said it was unfortunate that those elected to serve as democratic leaders had not only turned around to serve themselves, “but continue to exploit every given opportunity to turn Nigerians into paupers in their own land.”
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