Celebrate Workers' Day by wearing masks, maintaining social distancing- Lawan tells Labour

Workers have been encouraged to mark their day by adhering strictly to all the prescribed public health protocols of social distancing, wearing of face masks, and use of hand sanitizer.

This is according to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who felicitated with Nigerian workers on their day.

Lawan congratulated Nigerian workers for sustaining their heroic struggle for the liberation of the country from poverty and underdevelopment even in the face of the daunting challenges at various workplaces.

The Senate President acknowledged the role of workers as the creator of wealth in the society and stressed that it is for this reason that they should be appreciated at all times.

"The best way to appreciate the enormous contributions of the Nigerian workers is to always consider their welfare as of utmost importance.

"As a legislature, we are ever ready to work in collaboration with the organised labour Unions to rid our statute books of any anti-labour laws," Lawan said.

The Senate President noted that this year's celebration of Workers' Day comes at a time the entire world is facing the health emergency brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lawan said the resilience and never-die spirit of the Nigerian people will boost the efforts of the government to overcome the pandemic.