President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, August 19, stressed that the Nigerian Civil Service is not a catch-all for job seekers.
Innocent Bola-Audu, president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, and Folashade Yemi-Esan, head of the Federation’s civil service, were both present when the president issued the warning. He did so at the state house in Abuja.
In order to address the socioeconomic issues facing the country, Buhari claimed that the civil service should be an ecosystem that draws in the best and the brightest.
The president reminded those in attendance that the government is overwhelmed by restrictions like declining revenue and crude oil theft, which is a significant contributor to the nation’s revenue base, even as he acknowledged the urgent need for a review of civil servant salaries across the country due to the skyrocketing inflation rate and the depleting power of the naira.
While still speaking to the civil services, President Buhari requested that the Oransanye white paper report be reviewed right away and that the Secretary send the harmonised paper to the Government of the Federation.
He claims that the review’s findings will result in significant future adjustments to the civil service’s organisational structure.
Meanwhile, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has stated that Christians in Nigeria should not be concerned about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fani-Kayode, before defecting to the APC from the PDP was outspoken against the current administration’s plans to Islamize and Fulanize Nigeria.
However, he claimed that after praying about the issue; he has come to the decision that the Muslim-Muslim ticket does not put Christians in risk. Asserting that Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate was the right choice and that the choice was taken with the best interests of the nation in mind; Fani-Kayode defended the same faith ticket of the party.
He made this known during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
The former minister acknowledged that no true Christian would approve of such a choice. However, he insisted that there is nothing wrong with the choice.
Because Fani-Kayode has consistently spoken out against the ruling party and its presidential candidate before joining the APC; his most recent remarks have elicited a range of responses, with some claiming that his current position cannot be trusted.
