BY CHINYERE ABIAZIEM
TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Friday  faulted the timing of President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal on 6-year single tenure for President and state governors.

Rivers state Chairman of TUC, in a statement said the timing would divert the attention of government at different levels from very important issues affecting the country.

According to the Chairman of the council, Comrade Chika Onuegbu, “TUC, Rivers State expresses our displeasure at the timing of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal on single 6 year tenure. While we are still studying the details of the proposal of the President on the 6-year single tenure, we are however worried that the proposal will divert the attention of Federal and State Governments from very serious issues besetting our country such as corruption, povety,insecurity and unemployment.”

“We are pained that at a time when even the Nigerian Senate and the generality of Nigerians are raising concerns about the unacceptable level of unemployment in Nigeria that the President appears to be focusing on tenure change. We therefore appeal to the President to first and foremost tackle the unemployment, corruption, insecurity and poverty challenges in Nigeria before embarking on any discussion about tenure change or tenure elongation.”