The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its National Chairman, David Mark, have sent messages of solidarity to Nigerian workers, calling for improvement of their welfare.

In separate messages issued on Friday to workers on this year’s May Day, the duo, however, criticised President Bola’s administration for failing to protect Nigerian workers from worsening economic conditions, rising insecurity, and limited job opportunities.

ADC, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the workers’ wages are not commensurate with their sacrifices to the nation.

This is attributed to policy failures, arguing that insecurity has disrupted farming and business activity, while job creation has not kept pace with the growing workforce.

“Across Nigeria today, workers are doing more and earning less. Rising costs of food, transport, housing, and energy have eroded the value of Nigerian workers’ daily and monthly wages.

“For many, hard work no longer guarantees stability, dignity, or upward mobility. This is not sustainable. And it is not acceptable,” the party stated.

ADC said the hardship is not accidental but a consequence of policy choices and governance failures by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The party stated that it believes that the dignity of labour must be matched by the dignity of reward, and pledged commitment to drive job creation by unlocking key sectors of the economy, especially agriculture, manufacturing, and services.

Mark, in a statement by his Technical Adviser, Strategic Communications Kola Ologboniya, expressed concern over the plight of Nigerian workers.

Mark noted countless Nigerian workers who labour daily without fair wages, job security, or confidence in a brighter tomorrow.

“The African Democratic Congress recognises that a nation that cannot protect the dignity of its workforce cannot truly claim to be on the path of progress,” he stated.

The former President of the Senate lamented the harsh economic realities confronting workers, noting that inflation has eroded salaries.

He assured Nigerian workers that the ADC is committed to rebuilding confidence in the nation’s workforce and restoring hope to millions.

“We will fight for pension reforms that restore dignity in retirement, for policies that create jobs—not just statistical propaganda—and for an economy where productivity is rewarded, and corruption is punished,” he said.