Standard Voice Media Communications : Buhari tells Nigerian governors to settle unpaid workers’ salaries President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged

Buhari tells Nigerian governors to

settle unpaid workers’ salaries

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged

state governors who are currently owing salaries

to, as a matter of urgency, explore ways of

liquidating all unpaid salaries of staff which, he

said, have brought untold hardship to

thousands of families.

He also encouraged them to restrict themselves

to projects that will meet immediate needs of

the people, taking account of available

resources.

Buhari made the submission while inaugurating

the National Economic Council led by Vice

President Yemi Osinbajo.

The council which has the 36 state governors

and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria as

members is saddled with the responsibility of

advising the President on economic affairs of the

country.

The President said since the task of ensuring

growth, job creation and equity, is enormous,

leaders must kick-start the process by

cultivating a culture of prudent management of

resources at all levels of government.

This, he said, will entail looking inwards to

secure sustainable ways of increasing Internally

Generated Revenue and harnessing growth

potentials of each state to supplement the

Federation Account allocation to states.

He said, “The states are also encouraged to

embark on projects that will meet immediate

needs of the people taking account of available

resources.

“I therefore urge Council members to consider,

as a matter of urgency, exploring efficient means

of gradually liquidating all unpaid salaries of

staff, which have brought untold hardship to

thousands of families.

“I would like also, as a former Governor myself,

to remind us the need for neighbouring states to

cooperate closely on projects such as interstate

and feeder roads, soil erosion, desertification and

other developmental programmes.

“Our country is one and we who have the

responsibility to run it must lead by example. As

far as it is possible, there should be distance

between politics and development programmes.”

Buhari said on its part, the Federal Government,

under his leadership, would abide by the

provisions of Sections 80 and 162 of the

Constitution and ensure more accountability,

transparency and integrity in the distribution of

the Federation Account.

He promised that all revenue generating

agencies such as the Nigerian National

Petroleum Corporation; Nigeria Customs

Services; Federal Inland Revenue Services;

Nigeria Ports Authority; Central Bank of Nigeria;

Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety

Agency and Liquefied Natural Gas shall comply

with stipulated financial regulations and

administrative instructions in their remittances

into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

On insurgency, in parts of the country, the

President said the Nigerian Armed Forces have

shown renewed commitment and made steady

progress in the fight against Boko Haram.

He added that Nigeria, under the auspices of the

Lake Chad Basin Commission and the Republic

of Benin, is collaborating with the Republics of

Niger, Chad, Cameroun and Benin to consolidate

cross-border and international efforts at

eradicating the insurgency.

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Buhari tells Nigerian governors to settle unpaid workers’ salaries President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged

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