WASHINGTON — E be like say wahala don land for federal workers as Trump government don start to go hard on dem. More than 4,000 federal workers don receive layoff notice as the government shutdown dey stretch enter third week. No be small matter o, as dem dey claim say dem go target people wey dey align with Democratic Party. Na wetin President Trump yan.
Just yesterday, Trump don vow say e go make sure say every troop go receive dem paycheck on time, but e no fit explain how dem go get the money. This na serious case, as military members dey fear say dem go miss dem pay. You fit imagine the stress wey dey for dem body!
Meanwhile, Congress dey deadlocked. No negotiation; no hope. Senate no go fit make any vote until Tuesday, so everything just dey boil like jollof wey don overcook. The House don just pack geddy gidigba.
CDC sef don sabi the pepper wey dey ground. Dem confirm say dem don fire plenty staff wey dey work for dem. This one come as winter respiratory virus season dey creep in like ghost wey no wan show face. Staff wey dey train fresh disease detectives don lose dem jobs, and na dem dey carry all the gist for our health. How we go fit reason this kind thing?
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, wey be former director for National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, yan say “the damage wey don happen na beyond repair.” This one just dey show say America don enter one big mess for health security if no serious action dey taken.
The layoffs no finish for CDC alone o. Other agencies don follow suit, including Treasury and Health and Human Services wey don lay off more than 1,000 workers each. https://external-url-fake-link.com make am clear say them don dey save cost, but wetin we dey save go matter?
Dem workers wey dey labor like slaves without pay, dem don talk say this situation dey remind dem of ancient Egypt and pyramids. Johnny Jones wey be secretary-treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees don carry dem mouth talk say this na slavery level!
But the story no sweet for everybody. Essential workers like TSA officers and air traffic controllers dey frustrate well well as dem dey work without pay since October 1. Dem go fit collect back pay when government finally come back online, but we no fit just sit down dey chop jollof and forget the worries wey dey for dem body.
All these things dey happen while Trump dey plan fire more workers as punishment. Why go dey add salt to injury? It no fair at all. Na who cause dis wahala? Dem dey find way to shift blame like say nothing dey happen. Even the union don vow to take action if this fire dem no stop.
So make we dey watch as this drama dey unfold. The only prayer we go fit pray na make government come back online so that things go fit balance again, but for now, dem dey follow the enemy wey dem sabi well. As e be now, na serious time for everybody. Stay tuned for more updates as more gist dey drop!
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