A group under the auspices of Kaduna Mass Movement (KMM) has expressed its displeasure with the administration of Governor Nasiru el rufai over the administration’s inability to pay salaries of civil servants/pensioners in the state.
Lamenting on the hardship faced by workers in the state, Chairman of the group, Major Abubakar Umar (Retd), in a letter made available to newsmen in Kaduna said he feels concerned over the plight of the workers since the inception of the APC administration in the state.
He lamented that the workers had witnessed untold hardship due to verification exercises compelled on them since the inception of the present administration in Kaduna State.
He drew the attention of the governor to the loss of lives during the last verification exercise, which was conducted in Zaria disclosing that families of the victims were yet to receive any compensation for the loss of their breadwinners.
Umar who accused the government of misleading the people with campaign promises said, “during the electioneering campaign, you promised to allay the hardships of the citizens of the state.
“People trooped out in numbers, from 4am-11pm just to ensure that a change of government is realized in the state with the hope that life will be better for the citizens, their rights will be protected and not trampled upon.”
He advised the government to always pay workers promptly as the consequent effect of not paying civil servants/pensioners their salaries as at when due would certainly lead to corruption in the system where hungry/angry civil servants will resort to all sorts of crimes to make ends meet.
He added, “We should not quickly forget that lack of concern for the welfare of the citizens led to the evolution of Boko Haram.”
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