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APC Chieftain Credits Tinubu Reforms For Ending Salary Arrears

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APC Chieftain Credits Tinubu Reforms For Ending Salary Arrears

By Ahmad Sirajo Makama, Abuja

The National Vice Chairman, South-East, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has declared that no state government in Nigeria is currently owing workers’ salaries, attributing the development to the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu.

Arodiogbu stated this in a press statement issued in Awka while assessing the impact of the Federal Government’s economic reforms on the finances of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

He said the country’s fiscal situation before Tinubu assumed office was characterised by severe revenue constraints, high debt-service pressures and inadequate resources for many tiers of government.

“Before President Tinubu came into office, we had a situation where many states were struggling with salary arrears, pension obligations and other recurrent expenditures and often resorted to borrowing or issuing bonds simply to meet payroll. The Federal Government was equally under tremendous fiscal pressure.

“The old system was not sustainable, Government was spending enormous resources to subsidise petrol while states and local governments were receiving insufficient resources to meet their obligations. The consequence was salary arrears, accumulated debts and declining capacity to fund development,” Dr Arodiogbu stated.

The APC National Vice Chairman said Tinubu’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and undertake major reforms in the foreign exchange and fiscal environment was aimed at correcting structural weaknesses that had persisted for years.

“Today, that ugly narrative has changed. No state is owing salary. This is a direct result of President Tinubu’s reforms, which have injected more resources into the system and given governors the fiscal space to prioritise the welfare of public servants,”

“The result is that more resources are now flowing to the Federal Government, states and local governments. That is why we are seeing a different fiscal reality across the country,” Arodiogbu stated.

The APC chieftain cited examples from the South-East, particularly the upward review of minimum wages in Imo and Ebonyi states beyond the national N70,000 benchmark.

Imo State, under Governor Hope Uzodimma, raised its minimum wage to N104,000, while Ebonyi moved to N90,000.

Arodiogbu further observed that the improved revenue position had enabled progressive states to implement upward salary reviews, clear outstanding gratuities and pension arrears, and invest in infrastructure and social programmes.

“We have moved from a situation where governments were constantly battling to survive to a situation where states have greater resources and greater responsibility.

“President Tinubu has changed the fiscal architecture. The challenge now is for every level of government to convert increased revenue into tangible improvements in the lives of Nigerians.”

He called on Nigerians, particularly South-Easterners, to remain resolute and supportive of the Tinubu administration, expressing confidence that Ndigbo in the South-East and across Nigeria would vote overwhelmingly for the President’s re-election in 2027.