Labour blasts Okonjo-Iweala over alleged N1.8tn salary bill
ASSOCIATION of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday
in Lagos, lambasted the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and
Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, over recent claims that N1.8 trillion was being spent
annually on wages in the public service, saying the Minister was
economical with the truth.
The union in a statement urged the
Minister not only substantiate how N1.8 trillion was being spent
annually on wages, but to also tell Nigerians how much of the N1.8
trillion was consumed by public office holders including Ministers,
Special and Ordinary Advisers, Personal, Senior, and Junior Assistants,
Senators, members of the House of Representatives, including their
humongous quarterly allocations.
ASCSN, in the statement by its
Secretary-General, Mr. Alade Bashir Lawal, contended that it had become
necessary for the Finance Minister to give graphic details of the
amount so that Nigerians could be better informed on the issue.
The Finance Minister on Monday, through the Director-General, Budget
Office, Dr. Bright Okogu, while exchanging views with the House
Committee on Health in the on-going nation-wide strike by the Nigerian
Medical Association, NMA, claimed the Federal Government wage bill for
public servants had risen from N857 billion in 2009 to N1.8 trillion
while the staff strength was now 1.2 million.
According to the
statement “It is also necessary for Dr. Okonjo-Iweala to tell Nigerians
how much salary is paid by each Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA)
per year including their staff strength. When you have done these
analyses, it will become crystal clear how much of the N1.8 trillion is
consumed by the whopping emoluments of the Political Office Holders.
”Besides, it should be stated that records at our disposal show clearly
that the staff strength in the entire Public Service is about 870,000
and not 1.2 million being bandied about by the Minister unless there is a
hidden agenda somewhere.
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7/25/2014
Labour blasts Okonjo-Iweala over alleged N1.8tn salary bill
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