Bayelsa: Labour hails Diriâs worker-friendly policies
By Shedrack Frank
Yenagoa, May 1, 2021 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have lauded the worker-friendly disposition of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa.
The workersâ unions, in a joint address at this yearâs Workers Day celebration, particularly commended Diriâs commitment to prompt payment of salaries and gratuity.
Mr Bipre Ndiomu, the stateâs NLC chairman, who delivered the address in Yenagoa on Saturday, said that Diriâs emergence as governor in February 2020 had been a huge blessing to Bayelsa.
He also praised the governor for standing by the workers at the peak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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A 56-year-old man, Mr. Christopher Chiabata, on Tuesday confessed to Police in Bayelsa State that he killed his 41-year-old wife in self-defence during a fight over money in their home at Onuebum Community in Ogbia Local Government Area.
According to the police report, Chiabata struck his wife with a pestle during the fight and after realizing that he has committed murder, he took Sniper to commit suicide before neighbours resuscitated and handed him over to Police.
Speaking to newsmen while being paraded by the police, Chiabata further explained that he has been married to his wife for 30 years with five children but they have been fighting frequently because she had the habit of denying him access to monies they jointly generated from their farming business.