TUC commends President Buhari

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December 25, 2015 6:51 AM

The budget is a good one as has addressed major issues that could change the life of a common man but implementation is our fear.

Gen. Mmohammadu Buhari

The Trade Union Congress has commended President Mohammadu Buhari on his plans to employ 500, 000 unemployed graduates as teachers which he made known during the presentation of the 2016 budget.

National President, Bobboi Bala Kaigama and General Secretary, Musa Lawal, in a statement, said, “the decision to recruit 500,000 unemployed graduates and National Certificate of Education (NCE) holders as teachers to curb the escalating rate of unemployment and to ensure that all the Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) are captured and brought under the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) are laudable ideas.

“The move will not only reduce the burden of manual preparation of payrolls but also curb cases of sharp practices in the system and will also help to compile the list of the less-privileged in order to implement better transfer programme. We urge that the policy be made transparent and inclusive without discrimination.

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“The budget is a good one as has addressed major issues that could change the life of a common man but implementation is our fear. We believe if the budget is properly implemented Nigeria is surely on the path to greatness again.

“We charge the to as a matter of urgency warn the governors who want to sabotage the administration by saying they cannot pay ordinary N18,000 minimum wage. We dare them to try it.”

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