Ahmed to meet stakeholders on how to share N5.1bn Paris Club refund

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State says he is to meet with stakeholders and officials of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state to discuss how the proportion of the N5.1 billion second tranche of the Paris Club refund, meant for salaries, will be shared.
Muideen Akorede, senior special assistant to the governor on media and communications, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the governor, would meet with the labour leaders and leaders of thought in the state.
The statement noted that the meeting would decide whether the whole money should be used to pay part of local government workers’ salaries only or be shared among local government workers, SUBEB staff, LG pensioners, state pensioners, tertiary institutions and as subventions to parastatals in the state.
The meeting will also determine what proportion of the money should go towards programmes for the welfare of all citizens and workers, the statement read.
It would be recalled that Governor Ahmed on Tuesday approved the release of N1 billion to local councils in the state to offset part of their salary arrears. The governor also approved the release of N312,191,101.71 to tertiary institutions in the state to towards arrears owed their staff.

 

SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin