Bauchi: Group urges Tinubu to reduce salaries of Reps, Senators, Others to cushion hardship in Nigeria

By: Ajiya Ayuba, Bauchi

The United Civil Society Organizations In Bauchi state on Saturday urged Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reduce the salaries and allowances of the senators and house of representative members to cushion the effects of hardship in Nigeria.

The leadership of the Organization made this known while briefing newsmen in Bauchi, at the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa Tomb, Bauchi State.

The convener, Aliyu Z. Mukaddas, said that the federal government should also end subsidy scam and reverse fuel price to N300 per litter, bring tertiary educations school fees back to their previous rates.

The group, also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led administration to restore electricity tariff to affordable levels for the public, return import duties to their previous rates, also bring the country inflation down by doing that, life will be easier for the masses and no body will think of protesting against government.

According to them: “It’s a truism that the inflation rate is in the double-digit and unemployment rate in Nigeria is alarming. So many graduates are out there with no means of survival”

“The economy is unfriendly and the cost of living is outrageous, out of the reach of the common man. Despite having the constitutionally guaranteed right to protest under Section 40 of the 1999 constitution of the FRN (as amended) as well as Order 2 Rule 1 of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009”

“In line with the foregoing and given the current difficult situation in the country, and the attempt by hoodlums to hijack the protest to cause trouble and use same in destroying the country which is never our aim.

“We recognizes the importance of peace, stability and constructive dialogue in achieving our collective goal, hence the need to eschew violence and the repeat of the ENDSARS saga. Therefore, there should be a more defined manner of getting our leaders to hear our plights”

“In our view, there is no need to overheat the polity, overheat our environment and put our people, in a position where the hardship that is occasioned by economic recession all over the world is further worsened. So, we are against the protests, and we shelve our plans of a nationwide protest”

“In the course of entrenching peace, unity and development in the country at all levels, state and national, United civil society organizations is always ready to partner, create and sustain synergy with the government and other stakeholders, so that together, the dream of building an egalitarian society. where justice and the rule of law drive the process are the watch words” the group stressed.