The Nigeria Civil Service Union, NSCU, has urged the Federal Government to be fair in the implementation of Oronsaye Report and ensure workers do not lose their jobs.
The President of the Union, FCT chapter, Asogwa Gupada, made the call at the union’s 58th Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Thursday in Abuja.
“The Federal Government is set to implement the Oronsaye Report, which recommended the merging of some MDAs in order to cut the cost of governance.
“Our stand is that the federal government should be fair in the implementation of the Report. We do not want to lose our jobs,” he said.
Gupada restated the union’s call on the government to reduce political appointees at all levels of governance to save the huge sum of money used in maintaining the offices.
According to him, it was unfair for the government to prioritise MDA’s merger above reducing its wasteful expenditure and appointments.
Gupada added that the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage was on course and that workers were looking forward to a living wage that would be sustainable.
“We are looking at the N709,000 as proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC).
“We believe that workers should be paid a living wage as recommended by the union,” he said.
Gupada appealed to the government to address the issue of banditry to boost farming and other economic activities.
