Coastal highway: Peter Obi inciting Igbo against FG, Umahi alleges
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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has alleged that the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, was inciting the people of the South East (Igbo) against the Federal Government on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.
Umahi, said this while speaking at the event organised to compensate the affected owners of demolished structures to create a pathway for the project in Lagos on Wednesday.
He maintained that Obi had been a critic since President Bola Tinubu’s administration embarked on the project, describing it as a “job-losing one and misplaced priority.”
Recall that Obi tweeted on his handle that Tinubu is creating more unemployment and destroying investments that paid taxes, as the Landmark Beach Resort, worth $200 million, was adversely affected.
2027: Bode George, other Lagos PDP elders hold reconciliation meeting
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Elders and leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, including Chief Olabode George, on Wednesday held a reconciliation meeting to strengthen unity in the state party chapter ahead of 2027 general elections.
At the Leaders and Elders Stakeholders’ Meeting organised in Lagos, the party chieftains emphasised the need for forgiveness and unity within PDP to brighten the fortune of the party in the next general elections.
Speaking, George, a former PDP Deputy National Chairman and member of the party’s Board of Trustees , said the meeting was discuss the future of the party and the present socio-economic challenges in the country.
“Nigerians have seen the difference between the PDP and APC and obviously, Nigerians are yearning for a return of PDP to set the country on the path of recovery.
35% salary increase not minimum wage — Labour
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The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has clarified that the 25 per cent and 35 per cent increase in workers’ salaries announced by the federal government is not the minimum wage.
The president of the association, Mr Tommy Okon, clarified while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.
Okon, who is also the Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, said that the approval of the salary increase was to close the salary gap that existed in some ministries, departments and agencies.
“Other sectors have benefitted from these increases; it is only the core Federal Civil Service. So, it is a good development, no doubt, but the people need to be informed.
Governor Uba Sani vows to prioritise workers’ welfare in Kaduna
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As Nigerians celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, said his administration would continue prioritising workers’ welfare and appropriately equipping them with available resources.
Sani, in a statement on his verified Facebook page, noted that he was conscious of the fact that a committed and motivated workforce is critical to the achievement of the Rural Transformation Agenda.
According to him, human capital development and poverty reduction would continue to receive robust government attention through investment in education, health, agriculture, housing, micro, small and medium enterprises, as well as support for security agencies as they tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes.
“Nigerian governors, under the platform of the Nigeria Governors Forum, are in consultation with labour unions at the federal and state levels to develop a decent and acceptable salary increase for state and local government workers.