By Bello Support Organization
The statement by the Nigerian Labour Congress against the efforts of Kogi State Government at sanitizing the civil service, is the peak of recklessness and irresponsibility. The plight of Kogi workers was the first the Executive Governor faced on assumption of office.
Over the last 24 hours, the Media Team of the Governor has been on top of its game, trying to enlighten the people that the decision to make staff verification a precondition for salary payment is meant at ensuring that genuine salaries are not deprived of their entitlement by ghost workers. Kogi State cannot continue to pay 2.8 billion on salaries to a workforce dotted by high number of ghost workers.
I know that labour was instigated to attack the government by forces who are about to be exposed by the verification exercise. The public should ask labour why they are afraid of identifying themselves before they take their salaries.
We know the people who are aggrieved by the new system. It is unwholesome to spend 98% of our revenue on a labour force that is less than 15% of our population. I commend the governor for his action on this issue. I urge him to get to the root of fraud in the civil service. We can't continue this way.
Enough is enough. Once more, I commend the energetic media managers of our dear governor. God bless Kogi State.
BSO Media Team
February 4, 2016.
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