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President Muhammadu Buhari says the inability of 27 state governments to pay monthly salaries of their workers is disgraceful to Nigeria.
President Buhari stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing staff of the Presidential Villa.

He expressed dismay that in spite of the initial bailout funds given to some states, workers in those states were yet to receive their salaries.


“The matter that may shock you is that 27 out of the 36 states couldn’t pay salaries.

“This is a disgrace to Nigeria; it’s a disgrace. Up till now some of the states cannot pay salaries.

“What happened to all that we have been getting all this time? We looked left, right, centre, up and down and said; any savings?

“There was nothing, because we developed a consumption that we were not supposed to develop.’’


Buhari, therefore, advised state governments to diversify their revenue sources to strengthen their financial positions.

He pledged that his istration’s ongoing war against corruption would be sustained to rid the country of the debilitating effects of the wanton looting of public funds.

“I have never in my life – from class monitor to here for the second time in different form – believed in corruption.

“With what we are doing, if we made any mistake along the line of compromising our integrity, the country would have been further dragged back by blackmail and other things.

“We’ll not touch anybody that did not touch public funds.

“If you behave yourself, you may not have houses in Abuja or in Europe or in America, but you will sleep soundly.

“Your children and families will enjoy respect.’’

The President reiterated the determination of his istration to stop all forms of fraud in the country.

He said security agencies had been alerted to apprehend persons engaged in currency racketeering in the country.

“For those, who have plenty of naira and use bankers and others to stamp papers and buy the dollars and take them outside, we will have to do something else, because we are alerting all security agencies.

“All fraud must be stopped. If they want to believe us is to see those we have caught red-handed, taking public funds.

“This exercise will continue as long as this leadership is here.

“Whoever takes anything that does not belong to him and is not entitled to him and he is caught, he will be documented and taken before the court.’’

He assured that he would continue to lead the country with patriotic zeal, integrity, dedication and commitment to improving the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians.

Buhari thanked the State House staffers for their services to the nation and urged them to remain patriotic and to eschew corruption in the discharge of their duties.

“I’m asking you to re-dedicate yourself to your country.

“As I said thirty years ago, we have no other country than Nigeria; we are determined to rehabilitate the country for coming generations.

“The process of change is not easy, but with your dedication, we can deal successfully with the issues that currently confront us,’’ he said.

In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, State House, Malam Jalal Arabi, thanked the president for his concern and to the staff of the presidency.

He stated that the State House staff will remain loyal to the Buhari-led istration in its desire to transform the country. (NAN)

http://dailypost.ng/2016/06/23/it-is-a-disgrace-that-states-cannot-pay-salaries-buhari/

Shame on all emperor governors who mismanaged state funds.. I only wish Efcc can probe all the thief thief governors.

Governors need to see them a the CEO of an organisation, who apart from service delivery, must be innovative and profit orientated ( but not at the expense of public goods).

Baba may not have a PhD but his money sense on saving, management, prudence and debt recovery ( ie corruption recovery) is 'Professorial emeritus!!

Dis president is unbelievable! Whose fault is it dat gov cant pay salary? Who is D CinC? Pls someone shld tell dis goro chewing president gospel truth.

Anambra can never be found in such list, we too much.

predear:
Dis president is unbelievable! Whose fault is it dat gov cant pay salary? Who is D CinC? Pls someone shld tell dis goro chewing president gospel truth.

Why are you letting loose of your abysmal ignorance here? If you dont have a good grasp of what is being discussed, why can't you just keep shut!!!! You must be a spare parts seller, I guess.

predear:
Dis president is unbelievable! Whose fault is it dat gov cant pay salary? Who is D CinC? Pls someone shld tell dis goro chewing president gospel truth.

Let me break it down for you.
Your father gave you pocket money for one month, you spent it in 5days, and couldn't meet your obligations. Whose fault is it?

True federalism/Regionalism is the way to go, simple.

How do we get our emperor governors to for all they have received from FG allocation? The states are no longer viable because the governors are bunch of thieves stealing our collective wealth. I am glad the President said it is a disgrace.. Governors owing salaries should cover their face in shame.. God shall judge them all

when you all depend on Niger Delta oil this is what to get,no innovation from the governors whatsoever.
if the governors are aware that no monthly allocation is coming from the federal government they'll sit tight.
Tinubu should be commended for the work he did in lagos state when he brought intellectuals like Femi Pedro who is one of the bedrocks of the economic revolution which Lagos enjoys till today.They embarked on an unprecedented and aggressive revenue drive by restructuring, reorganising and re-engineering the Board of Inland Revenue.

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predear:
Dis president is unbelievable! Whose fault is it dat gov cant pay salary? Who is D CinC? Pls someone shld tell dis goro chewing president gospel truth.

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skilfulsagei:

Why are you letting loose of your abysmal ignorance here? If you dont have a good grasp of what is being discussed, why can't you just keep shut!!!! You must be a spare parts seller, I guess.

I tire o

d pen robbers who ve authority to rob and loot public fund,

predear:
Dis president is unbelievable! Whose fault is it dat gov cant pay salary? Who is D CinC? Pls someone shld tell dis goro chewing president gospel truth.

This is the reason we must make government n economics compulsory. .

aand it is also a shame resources derived from a particular region of the country is also squandered by those fu¢king ba$tards in the North and in return kills people over little or no offence

shame on them....

This is not just shameful, but also heart breaking.

thank God my dear is not among...

that is very serious ooo

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Mr kworuption fighter !

Plz whn are u showing us ur certificate?Whn wil u stop hiring SANS 2 defend u in court because u r certificateless ?

Plz, whn wil ur wife be travelling 2 d USA ? Jus to prove Fayose wrong.

Those who live in glass house shld nt be throwing stones. I'm nt ing d gov'nors nt 2 be paying dia workers salaries.Bt Bubu shld stop claiming 2 be a saint because he is kworupt.For crying out loud,he is a leader,and shld be leading by example.


Dnt quote me negatively biko.

Mr. President. ..the country is in a mess under ur istration. ..always looking for whom to blame....it is the blame time for state govt.. gej time don ...

mr president. Nigerians will take your corruption fight seriously when you start to arrest the pdp rogues that became saints after ing apc.

oshiomole is one of them that deserves to be hung. you can't pay workers but have more than $300m in just one bank.

and amaechi..... he needa no introduction

dadebayo1:
Shame on all emperor governors who mismanaged state funds.. I only wish Efcc can probe all the thief thief governors.

Ditto

and shame on all those who would put up a defense for the failed states.
The governors would not leave this world in peace.

Yyeske:
Anambra can never be found in such list, we too much.

Your post moved me..


I will put a call thru to Okezie Ikpeazu now now..

Shame o

But... Anambra state shall keep on progressing.... indeed... Anambra state is the light of the nation

A lot of quotable quotes from the mouth of the sage.

I love this man die.

He may have his own deficiencies too, just as he's human but baba is absolutely fantastic.

I criticizes u too when there is a need to, but baba u r a leader.

Bookmarking straight!

Lol

How can they pay when you can't ordinary budget. Dullard

Rivers state follow? if yes how many months?

why not just blame jonathan?

It is a shame that this is happenning under your watch Mr President