Workers want security votes abolished

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March 9, 2016 3:24 PM

The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), a branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the abolition of the security votes.

Some civil service workers who are angry about non payment of workers’ salaries by some state governments, said security votes are a conduit pipe that drained the resources of the state.

National President of the union, Comrade Kiri Mohammed who dropped the hint during the Special Delegates Conference of NCSU holding in Kaduna State, said such unaccounted sum could be used to pay workers’ salaries.

Comrade Mohammed lamented that the excuses given for irregular payment of salaries of workers had always being a claimed that there was a cut in crude oil price, stressing that bailout funds released to States was however diverted.

He advised that for Nigeria to survive the recent economic recession as a result of the cut in crude oil price, government at all level must identify other areas of revenue generations like agriculture, solid minerals as well as tourism development.

“Organised Labour has resolved not to allow workers’ salaries to be sacrificed on the altar of challenges of the economy which is not their making. We have maintained that the cost of governance be drastically cut down to free resources for development.”

"Hundreds of billions of naira filter away in the name of governance by public office holders, for instance ‎the security vote which is an unaccountable drain on public resources is enough to pay workers’ salaries for several months".

Comrade Kiri Mohammed who is also a deputy president of Nigeria Labour Congress, said it is unacceptable for state governors to maintain an official aircraft and helicopters which huge sumsof money are used for maintenance from the treasures.

He further berated political office holders for their corrupt tendencies and it's overbloated ‎contract sum, numerous political aids, adding that such action will ensure meaningful development in the country.

The president however warned against illicit activities of some officers of the union who are power hungry to assume the leadership position without due process as enshrined in the constitution.

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