The National Economic Council (NEC) has set up a committee to review recommendations by the National Salaries and Wages Commission meant to cushion the impact of the petrol subsidy removal.
NEC at its first meeting, presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima, told the committee to review the N702 billion recommended as a cost of living allowance to civil servants to ease the burden of the subsidy removal.
The committee which comprises governors from each geo-political zone is chaired by Nasir Idris, governor of Kebbi state.
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting, said the commission also recommended N23 billion or N25 billion monthly offer to cushion the effect on workers.
“And so they recommended that there should be a consequential adjustment, estimated at N702.92 billion as part of the allowances that should be given as petroleum allowance to all workers and as well as N23 or N25 billion monthly offer to cushion the effect on workers.
“In addition to the palliative, the government looked at all the issues, challenges and problems holistically and set up a small committee of the council to review and come up with palliative and how it will be dispensed to alleviate the sufferings of workers”.
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