President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has come under
attack over plans to cut salaries of civil servants in Nigeria.
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed on Tuesday said that
President Buhari ordered the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission to
reduce the salaries of workers and employees of several agencies to save costs
in order to help the government reduce the high cost of governance.
This did not go down well with Nigerians who slammed the
government for inflicting more pains on the people despite the high cost of
living.
Some Nigerians took to Twitter demanding that the government
should begin by slashing of salaries from Senators, House of Reps and other
expenses of top government officials.
Here are some comments gathered from Twitter:
@Franklinbayo “The common will still bear the brunt. Why
start the slash from the NASS. Why must the ordinary people suffer while the
govt officials feed fat. This is why we need to get it right come 2023.”
@NdibuezeMonday “This Government is the worst instead of
cutting their own salary to help this nation. If all of them cut 50% of their
salaries from president to Chancellor then we will become a developed country.”
@Seunade “Why e be say na civil servant’s de suffer,why not
the senators,the house of reps,lg chairmen,councillor, governors salaries?
Wetin civil servant’s no go see for this Nigeria?
@Irikefe12 “One of the characteristics of a clueless
government, when the 30k minimum wages is not enough, but theirs almost 50m a
month is not a problem.”
@Eye_hear_say, “Civil servants, though am not one,work for
their pay packets. The salary cut should start from the National Assembly down
to the Executive arm of govt. The financial burden has ran the country aground
without any commensurate gains. Politics should have less pecuniary
incentives.”
@Ekwe_nsu “One person is a former governor, house of
assembly, local government chairman and currently a senator and he or she
receive money every month from all this yet civil servants’ salary is the
problem. This country is gone.”
@MonsieurOla “Buhari government no cut governors, ministers
and himself salary; na civil workers deserve salary cut, just saying that we
may think he has a brain in his head when it’s actually fufu that’s in there.”
@Josephyitnoe “These guys are begging Nigerians for wahala.
Start with yourself and the National assembly, let it trickle down.”
@Khaycee_o “How do you cut down on people’s salaries when
most of them can’t barely afford to pay their rent? What sort of thoughtless
and brainless decision do these people make though.”
@LukmonBalogun5 “Leave the lower level and start from level
12 up to all politicians, if not you will striking matches on wet petroled
Nigeria fabric.”
@Opeyemidevelop “Why can’t senators, Reps, Governors, and
other political post shout start from themselves. We are in trouble under
Buhari.”
@Iykogueri “Lead by example, start with ur own salary and
allowance.”
@Theodorewintor “In other words He said the suffering of
Nigerians is not enough.”
@Abdulbaki “What! Haaaa when things are now expensive, you
still want to cut worker’s’ salary, I see.”
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