The deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, has urged federal government to increase the national minimum wage from N18,000 to N50,000.
He made this call while delivering the 4th National Public Service Lecture of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association.
He said: “When a man who earns N18,000, cannot buy a bag of rice, how then can such a person take care of his family?
"Does it make sense to him if you tell him not to find alternative means of catering to the needs of his family?
“Is it not also possible to abolish the Security Vote and replace it with Contingency Vote so that it can be appropriated and accounted for."
He also suggested decentralisation of the fight against corruption if the country really mean to succeed over corruption.
He admonished the 36 states government to also take part in fighting corruption by setting up their own anti-corruption agencies, in order to complement the efforts of the central anti-corruption agencies in the war against corruption.
“Similarly, a Code of Conduct Bureau should be established in the states with a Code of Conduct Tribunal to handle cases of civil servants and local government councils," he added.
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| Sen. Ike Ekweremadu |
He said: “When a man who earns N18,000, cannot buy a bag of rice, how then can such a person take care of his family?
"Does it make sense to him if you tell him not to find alternative means of catering to the needs of his family?
“Is it not also possible to abolish the Security Vote and replace it with Contingency Vote so that it can be appropriated and accounted for."
He also suggested decentralisation of the fight against corruption if the country really mean to succeed over corruption.
He admonished the 36 states government to also take part in fighting corruption by setting up their own anti-corruption agencies, in order to complement the efforts of the central anti-corruption agencies in the war against corruption.
“Similarly, a Code of Conduct Bureau should be established in the states with a Code of Conduct Tribunal to handle cases of civil servants and local government councils," he added.
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