Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, says the salaries
of workers in the public sector will be reviewed as a way of cushioning the
effect of petrol subsidy removal.
President Bola Tinubu, during his inaugural speech on May
29, said subsidy on petrol is “gone”.
The pump price of petrol has continued to surge across the
country since the president’s pronouncement, with a litre now selling for N617
in the federal capital territory (FCT) and N630 in Adamawa.
Speaking when he hosted Abiodun Oyebanji, governor of Ekiti,
at his office in Abuja on Tuesday, Akpabio said the country would not have
survived the next few years if subsidy was still in place.
“Nigeria as a country
would not have survived the next few years if the fuel subsidy had not been
removed,” he said.
“Salaries and wages of workers would be reviewed in order to
ensure that Nigerians have a living wage.
“The senate is very proud of your representatives in the
10th national assembly.
“They are committed
and dedicated members of the legislature and that means the people of Ekiti,
the ‘land of knowledge’ have a lot to offer this country, particularly the
senate.
“We will work with Ekiti state for the overall benefit of
Nigerians.”
On his part, Oyebanji said the senate has the support of
Ekiti to succeed.
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This can never be a solution. If fed govt workers get a living wage, what about state and LG workers that are getting getting peanut as salary. A director in the state and LG is getting less than 100k per month and even if the whole nign budget is given to govs they will not increase the salary that will reflect reality. What about those majority poor that are not even working . We want to hear a sustainable approach, such as genuine intention to repair refineries.
ReplyDeleteIt's only federal government that people working with? Workers in state and local government with the same certificates from same universities are getting nothing.
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