₦airaland Forum

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Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says the Federal Government’s financial standing is worse than the states’.

Oshiomhole said this during a programme on Channels Television titled, “View from the top”.

About 18 states owe workers salaries while many others have stopped all capital projects, following the drop in federal allocations caused by the drop in global oil price.

However, Oshiomhole said the Federal Government’s was also struggling.

He said the only reason why that of the Federal Government was not noticeable was because of the Federal Government’s easy access to funds.

He noted that the Federal Government controls the Central Bank of Nigeria and can approve any amount of money for itself.

The governor said the immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was largely to blame for the current financial crisis besetting the country because she failed to save for the rainy day.

He said, “When analysts and commentators allude to the facts which everybody can see that many states, maybe as much as two-thirds of the states, are not up to date in payment of salaries, allowances and other obligations to their work force, what is not often stated is the fact that the Federal Government is just in the same bad shape.

“The only thing for us is that under the immediate past minister of finance, they have borrowed rather recklessly in trillions of naira to meet the wage obligation of the Federal Government.

“For example, Jonathan can be said to pay wages, only to the extent that Okonjo-Iweala borrowed from CBN, from various bond instruments, including drawing down over N3 trillion from pension funds. So, civil servant savings, what we call the workers’ capital in the trade union parlance, is what the former minister drew from heavily to fund the wages of federal employees.”

The governor insisted that if Nigerians say governors were extravagant in spending and did not save for a rainy day, what about Okonjo-Iweala who was in charge of over 50 per cent of oil revenue.

When asked to defend his statement in the face of Okonjo-Iweala’s claim that governors did not allow her to save for a rainy day, as they always wanted proceeds of the Excess Crude Account, Oshiomhole said the minister was only making baseless accusations.

He said, “That is one-quarter of the truth. What you should have asked her is that if they assume that the Federal Government is a responsible manager who believes a rainy day is coming under Okonjo-Iweala and you have me and the 35 others who are reckless, you should have asked her where are the federal savings meant for a rainy day?

“All the 36 states plus Abuja share 26 per cent of the money. This means for every N100 that Nigeria earns, 36 state governors share N26 while N52.6 goes to the Federal Government plus ecology and other deductions.

“There are other organisations whose funds ought to flow directly into the Federation Account and they never flowed there – Nigeria Ports Authority, various institutions, the health sector, the maritime sector, NNPC, various agencies, the gas sector – all of these ought to flow into the FAC and they never got there.

“The governors have control over their share which is 26 per cent. Mr. Federal Government has control of 52.6 per cent. Where are Okonjo-Iweala’s savings of the federal portion? If she can show where she saved it, then you can proceed to say she was right. She didn’t save for the Federal Government for a rainy day.”

Oshiomhole, who served as the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress from 1999 to 2007, said the call for an increase in wages was legitimate.

He said since the naira had been devalued by about 25 per cent, it would be unfair for Nigerian workers to continue to earn the same wages despite the rise in the rate of inflation.

The governor urged the President to stop the importation of rice and other foods grown in Nigeria.

http://www.punchng.com/politics/salaries-fgs-condition-worse-than-states-says-oshiomhole/

Cc: lalasticlala

APC is making me not to miss the EPL weekend matches that much, not when I can have fun on a daily basis.....
Watching in HD

Here to read comments.....TANOIDS vs supporters of APC!!!

Simeonii

Have I been banned or wat
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Mzdivacious:
grow up being a V doesn't make u totally Inexperienced..its OK to trynna be funny but wtf is "supposed virgins" n "hoes".u don reach there before??nl guys tho...its not nice

don't take it personal, sorry if my use of words weren't funny....and d hoe wansnt really directed at you ok? Pls don't mistake intent!!!
Apologies.

Simeonii

“I am not helpless because I have Allah and the people with me. And whoever has Allah and the people has everything,”

After you made your people believed Ex President Jonathan was delibrately Withholding your state allocation, now that there's no one to blame, what's next? Let's all now seek the Lord face by going on compulsory fasting expecting manners to fall from heaven......what a joke!
I feel for the Civil Servants of Osun and other States likewise, I pray the FG bail all these states out!!! That will be a good start for change.

Simeonii

Coming from a supposed Virgin @ OP...I laugh in ruski...
Superglue deceiving hoes since time immemorial!!

Simeonii

PMB needs to get advisers like myself that will help this administration operate like an administration in the 21st century.

This one everybody is forming Special Adviser to Mr President on Nairaland...frm Barcanister to Cramjones(who once said will be given an appointment in this govt)... Who's next?

Simeonii

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Screw apc
Cum kano state

I thought you said in one of the threads to keep today(Sabbath) holy...

Simeonii

GeneralQuamdeen:
i guess you know already.. Just type the two characters: [i] and [/i] and write the text in between them. LOL LOL

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Simeonii

ShakurM:
President without underwear but his white attire is brighter than your future

OMG!!!

lolaxavier:
Ajegunle flood go get pure water nylon, broken bottle, used condom, igbo wrap. U no see as dis one clean? U fit even drink am...na d difference between VGC and ajegunle be dat...

I coudn't help laughing