Washington, D.C. – Na today we hear say Trump administration don start to lay off federal workers because of the government shutdown wey don drag since October 1. Na this one wey they call ‘reductions in force’ (RIFs) and na OMB Director Russell Vought na him carry the gist come, talk say, “The RIFs don begin”.
As e be, nobody fit talk the exact number of workers wey go waka from their offices but e clear say the cuts go touch many agencies like Department of Homeland Security, Education, and even Health and Human Services. Wetin dey happen? Na wah o! (E fit be say na serious palava be this)
Vought no gree give details, but na already people don receive notice for their jobs. The unions wey dey represent the workers like American Federation of Government Employees don dey vex, say this move dey illegal and dem don ready to carry their matter go court. AFGE President, Everett Kelley, don talk say, “E no good wey dem use this shutdown matter as excuse to fire thousands of hard-working people”.
Na so wey Trump and him team dey run things, dey use RIFs take play political chess game with the Democrats. Them no get any shame sef! (Who dem wan impress).
A lot of workers dey suffer now as wey dem dey call it the “bloated bureaucracy” under Biden administration. But the truth be say, as far as dem be political pawns, all of dem go just dey suffer under this political wahala. E no soft!
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer don yan say Trump dey create “deliberate chaos” with this decision. Wetin you expect? Dem dey fight like two pikin wey wan collect one sweet!
The Democrats dey argue say no need for mass layoff, say na negotiation dem suppose dey do, but the Republicans don hold ground no wan bulge. E fit be say this shutdown fit last longer because of all these back and forth wey dey happen.
As e be now, federal workers dey look like people wey don lose their jobs already, even though dem still dey collect their pay. Na so dem dey play with people life! Senate Majority Leader John Thune talk say “At some point, dem go need make some decisions”. Which kind decisions? Abi we fit say na bad decisions?
Counter arguments don show say this kind layoffs no suppose happen during temporary shutdown. Experts don talk say nothing dey force dem to do am like that. So wetin be the plan for the future? Who sabi? (Na this kind confusion dey make people dey mad)
For now, make we dey watch as this drama dey unfold. E fit still change, like weather for Naija. But as e dey hot now, federal workers dey face serious wahala from all sides! You fit just imagine the hustle wey dem dey go through. Na di love wey dem fit get from grassroots world leaders dey make dem feel ok. We go just dey carry dem matter follow as e dey go!
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