‘If the crisis continues, I’m sure so many
states will be grounded next year’, that was a statement credited to Governor
Gabriel Suswam of Benue State ,the governor who spoke through his media aide,
James Uloko decried the economic crisis in the country, particularly, the
reduction in the crude oil prices, stating,
The governor who was reacting to non payment
of workers’ salaries in the state cited the October allocation to buttress his
argument, stressing that the wage bill of state workers stands at over N3
billion while the October allocation was N2.7 billion. He asked; “where do we make
up the difference?”
While acknowledging that the issue of salary was not peculiar to the state, Suswam said something drastic has to be done, calling on workers to understand the station.
While acknowledging that the issue of salary was not peculiar to the state, Suswam said something drastic has to be done, calling on workers to understand the station.
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