he Forum of Commissioners for Finance of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to ensure that all accruals from the
The outgoing Chairman of the Forum, Mr. David Olofu, made the call at a valedictory session for outgoing State Commissioners for Finance held in Abuja on Friday.While commending President Bola Tinubu on the removal of subsidy, Olofu said, as finance experts, the Forum, like other Nigerians, had long yearned for it.
“That is what we had been yearning for. He came; on his first day in office, he was able to achieve that which we have always asked for,” Olofu said. He said, however, that the Federal Government should come up with policies and programmes that could address the challenges Nigerians are currently facing as a result of the increase in the pump price of fuel due to the removal of subsidy.“He has already started it by proposing a wage increase for workers, but that has to be done alongside sub-nationals because the sub-nationals have the bulk of civil servants in this country.
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