The Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari has lamented that some state governments in the country may find it difficult to pay workers salaries in the next three to six months should the current crash of oil prices in the global market continue.
This was as he pointed out that the price of crude oil, which is the major source of Nigeria’s foreign earnings, has dropped drastically in the last few months.
Masari made this assertion at the foundation laying ceremony for construction of three blocks of 12 classrooms, office block and a computer centre at Kadandani Community Secondary School in Rimi Local Government Area of the state by Continental Computers.
“In three to six months time, some states will find it difficult to pay salaries due to fall in the price of oil in the market,” he stated in Hausa language.
The Governor further blamed the past 16-year rule of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a contributory factor to the cash crunch of most state governments.
He re-affirmed that he would not squander the state’s resources as part of his administration’s efforts to ensure Katsina treasury would not be in a terrible situation.
Masari went on to disclose that arrangements have been concluded to set up a Commission of Inquiry for the recovery of N47,111,700,611 from fraudulent officials of previous administrations in the state.
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