{"id":96702,"date":"2023-10-02T21:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T20:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/your-respect-is-gone-omokri-slams-umahi-for-begging-workers"},"modified":"2023-10-03T00:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:25:56","slug":"your-respect-is-gone-omokri-slams-umahi-for-begging-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/your-respect-is-gone-omokri-slams-umahi-for-begging-workers","title":{"rendered":"Your respect is gone \u2013 Omokri slams Umahi for begging workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said that David Umahi will not do well as a minister of works.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the minister has already sold his respect to the workers in that ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Confusion erupted last week as protesting workers locked office against Umahi.<\/p>\n<p>The minister was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access to the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The union members comprising the housing and works ministries decided to lock the ministry, blocking entry and exit and preventing the minister from leaving the office.<\/p>\n<p>Reno Omokri pointed out that instead of begging the workers, the minister should have stood his ground and even applied force on the workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid Umahi will not achieve much as Minister of Works. At best, he will be mediocre,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause he has lost the respect of his ministry workers. How can you come to work on time, lock out latecomers, and they start a protest, lock you in, and you beg them?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can NEVER respect you again. The balance of power between you has shifted. And so early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat nonsense. If they lock you in, you call mobile police, forcefully dominate the workers, arrest the ring leaders for false imprisonment, and immediately dismiss them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can you be begging workers who came late for work? To be a king, you must be willing to punish disloyal people, even with legal execution, and reward loyal people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who comes against you when you have acted according to the law MUST be mowed down. What a weakling!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said that David Umahi will not do well as a minister of works. According to him, the minister has already sold his respect to the workers in that ministry. Confusion erupted last week as protesting workers locked office against Umahi. 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