Views: Visits 10 The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) says plan by the Federal Government to slash salaries of Federal civil servants is “provocative’’. NASU made this known in a statement by its General Secretary, Mr Peters Adeyemi on Sunday in Abuja. It will be recalled that Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, had given the hint on May 4, at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Cost of Governance in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja. Ahmed said during the dialogue that the review of salaries of civil servants and some federal agencies were part of measures to reduce cost of governance.
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A socio-cultural group, Ntighauzo Amairi Progressives, has lauded Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s infrastructural stride, describing it as unprecedented in the history of Abia State.
In a statement signed by its President, Adindu Johnson, the group explained that some projects such as Agalaba Ring Road, are legacies that will outlive decades after the governor’s reign.
The Abia group said it is appreciative of the governor’s benevolence which has immensely benefited sons and daughters of the community.
While the group prays for the governor’s intervention on the road linking Ukpakiri-Abayi- Ntighauzo and other neighbouring communities, it prayed that the governor considers sons and daughters of the community for key appointments in his government.
Making Lagos anti-corruption agency work
Published 9 May 2021
THE Lagos State Government appeared to demonstrate seriousness in curbing corruption when the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently signed the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2021 into law. The new law seeks to promote accountability and transparency in the governance process. Sponsored by the executive arm, it nudges the state government to establish an anti-corruption agency to investigate and prosecute state government officials and registered contractors indicted for economic crimes and financial misappropriation.
Similar anti-corruption agencies have taken off in Oyo and Kano states. It is a worthy model that other states must urgently emulate to curb underhand dealings in the private and public sectors, including local governments. The groundswell of corruption in states indicates largely that it is an emergency.
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, not to toy with civil servants.
The General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi in a statement on Sunday called the plan to slash federal workers’ salaries “provocative’’.
On May 4, Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister made the disclosure at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Cost of Governance organized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Ahmed announced that the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) had been directed to review current salaries.
Ayuba Wabba, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President warned that the idea was tantamount to a “mass suicide”.
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LANRE ADEWOLE seeks all angles to the Lagos anti-graft law and the vexed issues surrounding it.
On Monday, April 19, 2021, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, signed into law, the state anti-corruption law, joining a motley of states already operating such law through their anti-corruption commissions or agencies with little or no noise, mainly due to the non-interference of their work, with the statutory functions and responsibilities of federal government-controlled anti-graft bodies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Code of Conduct Bureau and expectedly, including the newest in sight, the Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency.