This article argues that despite some economic challenges, President Bola Tinubu is committed to improving Nigeria and believes that effective state and local government operations are crucial for this progress. The author highlights Tinubu's efforts towards achieving this goal, including promoting local government autonomy and urging states to provide wage relief for workers.
Ebuka NwankwoDespite the transitory hiccups being experienced in some sectors of the economy, this column believes that President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigeria ns and he is determined to reposition Nigeria . President Tinubu knows that for Nigeria ns to feel the impact of good governance, the state and local governments must function optimally. Development, in some cases, needs to be driven by other tiers of government, especially the state and local governments.
This September, federal government workers started receiving the new minimum wage and its consequential adjustment. Next month, workers in Anambra State will start receiving the new minimum wage. Abia State Government has also announced that workers in Abia will start receiving the new minimum wage in October. The Ebonyi State Government has also announced that it will soon start paying the new minimum wage. In fact, these are the only south east states that have made this announcement.
This is coming at a point some state governments have made it clear that they cannot pay the minimum wage. In fact, when the minimum wage negotiation started in January 2024, many subnational governments halted recruitments into the civil service of their states for fear of what could happen to their wage bills after a resolution is reached on the new minimum wage. But in Anambra, recruitment into the state’s civil service has been aggressive.
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