The recent statement credited to the Governors Forum that removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government is to be a precursor for them to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage is laughable; when will these people stop playing the ostrich and focus on the business of governance?
Have they not realized that like the Nigeria-nation, the problem that has bedeviled NNPC and have prevented it from delivering on it's mission and vision statements as the Chief regulator of the Petroleum Industry is stifling, endemic corruption and not fuel subsidy.
Why have successive governments tended to take the path of least resistance regarding reformation of the Petroleum Industry? My take is that the current measures being put in place by the federal government in the name of industry reforms, including the Petroleum Industry Bill will tantamount to treating the symptom and come to nothing until conscious, concerted and sustained efforts are made to rid NNPC of corruption, corrupt influences and practices.
How would the governors be able to pay the minimum wage when they spend billions of naira to build secretariats, government lodges and other such non-value adding and revenue generating projects. The governors should reorder their priorities and terminate forthwith the "white elephant projects" littered all over the states of the federation.
My other concern is given that the much touted Federal government-led fight against corruption has become still born; One is then persuaded that the collateral hope of retrieving Nigeria from the precipice might as well go down the cess-pit with it.
While the comedy of errors continue unabated, the governors should tell us another story jor!!!
Subsidy or no subsidy, the basic fact still remains that the so-called governors have no clue of what governance is about. Therefore they have all fallen short of public trusts.
ReplyDeleteHowever in a country of the blind, one eyed man is the king",(with all due respect to my people of great minds)
If you know your right and entitlement, you should go for the best. You should also understand that basic ammenities and minimum wage are not favours from the goverenment but well deserved entitlement.Love you all!!!!!