The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and
Productivity, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN has said the last-minute move by the
administration of Muhammadu Buhari to introduce a pay rise
for the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service
Salary Structure cannot be described as unreasonable.
Keyamo, who spoke with our correspondent in an exclusive
interview in Abuja on Saturday, also said the pay rise is something the
government can afford.
There have been criticisms following the announcement of the
peculiar allowance for civil servants. Certain finance experts described the
introduction of the allowance as a “trap for the incoming administration.”
But Keyamo said, “The new package for workers cannot be
unreasonable under our present circumstances. In fact, Nigerian workers deserve
more. The issue is the funding. I think when the new government removes subsidy
and explores some others means to fund our budgets, the government can afford
it.”
Workers under the CONPSS were paid peculiar allowances
alongside their salaries for the month of April with arrears of January to
March 2023 paid alongside.
Earlier, the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, explained that
the government introduced the allowance for civil servants in view of the
current economic reality, and it is meant to help government workers to cushion
the effects of rising inflation, the rising cost of living, hikes in
transportation fare, housing and electricity tariffs.
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