President
Buhari called on state governors to settle all unpaid workers’ salaries in
their respective states.
The President, who was speaking while inaugurating the council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the call became necessary bearing in mind the untold hardship being experienced by the workers and their family members.
The President, who was speaking while inaugurating the council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that the call became necessary bearing in mind the untold hardship being experienced by the workers and their family members.
Buhari also
advised the governors to cultivate the culture of prudent management of
resources as well as embark on projects that would meet the immediate needs of
the people. “It is evident that the task of ensuring growth, job creation and
equity, is quite enormous. “This will entail looking inwards to secure
sustainable ways of increasing Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and
harnessing growth potentials of each State to supplement the Federation Account
allocation to States.
“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.“ The President said that government was fully committed
to embarking on viable policies and programmes that would restructure and
transform the nation’s economy.
He spoke of
the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring partnerships and facilitating
international efforts to tackle the issues of cross-border terrorism, sea
piracy, refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), financial crime, cybercrime,
climate change and the spread of communicable diseases. “I urge you all to
ensure that we surmount these enormous challenges facing us as a country by
working to support economic policies, which the government will soon unveil to
grow our economy and finance our external promises,“ he said.
He stressed
the need for states to work closely especially on projects such as interstate
and feeder roads, soil erosion, desertification and other developmental
programmes. He reiterated the determination of the Federal Government to abide
by the relevant sections of the constitution to ensure more accountability and
transparency in the remittance of all revenues to consolidated revenue account.
“On its part the Federal Government will 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.
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