Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno
South in the National Assembly, has called for a slash of the salary of civil
servants who no longer go to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
South in the National Assembly, has called for a slash of the salary of civil
servants who no longer go to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ndume made this known during a media
briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday.
briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday.
He stated that despite the effect of
the COVID-19 pandemic, the State and the Federal governments are spending more
to sustain personnel and non-personnel costs.
the COVID-19 pandemic, the State and the Federal governments are spending more
to sustain personnel and non-personnel costs.
He opined that those who are not going
to work now should be given palliatives and paid less.
to work now should be given palliatives and paid less.
He said “The government should
critically look at the recurrent and personnel expenditure which consumes about
70% of the budget.
critically look at the recurrent and personnel expenditure which consumes about
70% of the budget.
“More should be pumped into Capital
and people should make sacrifices because this is the time to look at issues
critically.
and people should make sacrifices because this is the time to look at issues
critically.
“I think there should be more
sacrifice, especially on the personnel side.
sacrifice, especially on the personnel side.
“How can you sustain the same
personnel and overhead cost when even the work they are doing, most people
don’t go to the office now and they are being paid fully for the month. Is
there any justification for that?”
personnel and overhead cost when even the work they are doing, most people
don’t go to the office now and they are being paid fully for the month. Is
there any justification for that?”
“If you can’t work because of the
pandemic, then you should be given palliatives and be paid less,” he added.
pandemic, then you should be given palliatives and be paid less,” he added.
