State Governors on Monday gave
President Muhammadu Buhari conditions to meet before abiding by his conditions
of paying workers’ salaries before Christmas.
Speaking on behalf of the
governors, Rochas Okorocha of Imo State said payment of the arrears was
dependent on the president’s approval of the payment of the 50 per cent Paris
Club loan refund.
He said this while addressing
State House Correspondents after the governors had a closed-door meeting with
Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Okorocha disclosed that governors
would put pressure on the president to get approval for the balance so that
they can make adequate appropriation arrangements.
Confirming Buhari’s directive,
Okorocha said, “Yes, with the Paris Club coming, every worker should enjoy
his/her Christmas.
“The president has expressed the
need to make ensure that every Nigerian especially the workers have a beautiful
Christmas and the issue of outstanding Paris club was discussed and that was
taken care of.
“We also made a request for Mr.
President’s approval so that the balance should form part of our 2018 budget,
because we can’t include it, until we are sure that the money is coming. That
was also sorted out.
“So, as it is now, the issue of
workers took the centre stage and Mr. President was concerned about those who
depend on their salaries to feed their families and pay their house rent and he
had the assurance from the governors that we will meet up those obligations”.
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