The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to bail out states that are unable to pay their workers’ salaries and pensions.
The Speaker said this on Friday in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Goke Butika, to congratulate the President and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo ( SAN).
He said the bailout would allow the masses at the grassroots to feel the impact of the new government.
The Speaker said many states had not been paying their workers regularly due to the drastic reduction in their allocations because of the drop in the oil price, adding that the states needed the Federal Government’s assistance to solve the problem.
The statement read, “The fixing of Nigeria should begin with the bailing out of the states that could not pay salaries so that people at the grassroots can have a sigh of relief.
“It will go a long way for the Buhari presidency to have a consultative meeting with all governors and listen to them with a view to developing a road map that would facilitate mutual solutions to the challenges facing the states.”
Salaam also urged governors irrespective of their political parties to key into the programmes of the new President.
He expressed satisfaction with Buhari’s inaugural speech, noting that the speech touched all spheres of governance and was loaded with hope.
The Speaker said this on Friday in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Goke Butika, to congratulate the President and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo ( SAN).
He said the bailout would allow the masses at the grassroots to feel the impact of the new government.
The Speaker said many states had not been paying their workers regularly due to the drastic reduction in their allocations because of the drop in the oil price, adding that the states needed the Federal Government’s assistance to solve the problem.
The statement read, “The fixing of Nigeria should begin with the bailing out of the states that could not pay salaries so that people at the grassroots can have a sigh of relief.
“It will go a long way for the Buhari presidency to have a consultative meeting with all governors and listen to them with a view to developing a road map that would facilitate mutual solutions to the challenges facing the states.”
Salaam also urged governors irrespective of their political parties to key into the programmes of the new President.
He expressed satisfaction with Buhari’s inaugural speech, noting that the speech touched all spheres of governance and was loaded with hope.
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