Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale says civil servants should expect their salaries to double following the removal of subsidy on petroleum.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying the move is the cushion the impact of subsidy removal.
“I don’t want to preempt the president or the work of the minimum wage committee that is getting it down in those states. But what I would say is this: the president will want nothing less than a doubling. I mean doubling of the current minimum wage,” he said on Thursday.
“As of June 36 states have received N300 billion more than they had received in any previous month in the last two years. They already have more money right now.
“The Federal Government on its part is making sure it brings down the cost of food and energy by supporting transport companies and coming up with agriculture intervention as well as SMEs capitalization. States have all agreed during the last NEC meeting that they would support the new minimum wage.”
According to him, the Federal Government is aware of the difficulties facing Nigerians in the face of economic hardship in the country. He, however, assured of adequate measures to relieve Nigerians.
His comment comes days after President Bola Tinubu promised a salary review for civil servants.
In a Monday nationwide broadcast, the Nigerian leader said he understands the hardship people are facing.
But he assured of the government’s commitment to making things better, saying, “we are also working in collaboration with the Labour unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers. I want to tell our workers this: your salary review is coming.
“Once we agree on the new minimum wage and general upward review, we will make budget provisions for it for immediate implementation.”
