In an interview with @ChannelsTV on Workers Day, the Labour Minister, Chris Ngige, revealed that his salary is 942,000 Naira.
“My salary is #942,000 a month. My salary with my PA. Gross total after tax_my feeding, my transport, the salary of my Gardner, my cook, they are all consolidated. After heavy taxation, they pay me #942,000.
Ngige went on to say that the allowance received by the ministers and the permanent secretaries, including others, was reviewed not long ago.
“Every minister you see, that is what it is; special advisers earn around that amount too”. He said
Ngige has probed to get reasons as to why the federal government has not tackled the issues of unemployment, which rose to 33.3 in 2021.
He added that the creation of jobs should not only be the responsibility of the private sector but also the work of the public sector.
“The point is that job creation is a cross-cutting thing; it is not only for the public sector”.
In addition, he criticised the dwindling in foreign direct investment for growing unemployment.
“It is not something for government alone, and I’m telling you now, if the economy is not good, you will not have enough money in the system to ginger the system in such a way that jobs are created. That is the problem; foreign direct investment has gone down, Ngige”_Ngige said.
You may also like:
