Subsidy removal: Tinubu will increase wages of civil servants — Akpabio

To mitigate the harsh economic effect of sustained increases in the price of petrol, the Federal Government is already considering an upward review of the wages of workers.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio gave the assurance on Tuesday while receiving the Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, who paid him a courtesy visit at the National Assembly.

Akpabio also noted that the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration was to address corruption in the petroleum sector.

He said the removal of fuel subsidy was the beginning of fighting corruption in the system.

He said: “Nigeria as a country would not have survived the next few years if the fuel subsidy had not been removed. Salaries and wages of workers would be reviewed in order to ensure that Nigerians have a living wage.”

Speaking further, Akpabio told the governor that “the senate is very proud of your representatives in the 10th National Assembly. They are committed and dedicated members of the legislature and that means the people of Ekiti, the ‘land of knowledge’ have a lot to offer this country particularly, the senate. We will work with Ekiti State for the overall benefit of Nigerians,” he declared.

Earlier in his remarks, the Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, commended the President of the Senate for his achievements in office in the last month.

He declared the total support of the people and government to the success of his tenure as the President of the 10th Senate and their readiness to partner with the legislature to move the country forward.

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