In their daily lives, Nigerians must cope with this open ambivalence –
they have oil but they can’t see oil; they have petroleum, but they
have no petrol; they pay for light but they get darkness. There is no
better way to explain what we mean here than by telling our usual story
of the so-called subsidy on petroleum products in its most elemental
form.
Nigeria is said to be the sixth largest producer of oil in the world.
But with mismanagement, what was originally supposed to be a blessing
from God has virtually turned a curse. At every point, we are either
fighting because of the poor allocation of this resource, or we are
crying that some dubious elements have stolen the total proceeds.
Kaduna—Kaduna State governor, Malam
Nasir El-Rufa’i, has begged members of the House of Assembly to review
their salaries and allowances downward in order to generate more revenue
for the development of the state.
“The Deputy Governor and I have signalled our intention in this regard by announcing that we are taking a pay cut of 50 per cent of our salary and allowances until the fiscal situation of the state improves,” El-Rufa’i said, yesterday, when he paid a visit to the House of Assembly.
“The Deputy Governor and I have signalled our intention in this regard by announcing that we are taking a pay cut of 50 per cent of our salary and allowances until the fiscal situation of the state improves,” El-Rufa’i said, yesterday, when he paid a visit to the House of Assembly.
