According to a Facebook user, Na-Allah Mohammed Zagga,
who posted the photo today, October 21, the man pictured from
Warra, Kebbi, reportedly collapsed in reaction to the slashing of
his salary from N18, 000 to five thousand Naira by the Ngaski
Local Government Council of Kebbi State. He wrote:
Look at what our so-called democracy has done to him!
The man in this picture was trying to pull himself
together after he collapsed in reaction to the slashing of
his salary from N18,000 to five thousand naira by the
Ngaski Local Government Council of Kebbi State.
The
poor Nigerians are the guinea pigs of economic
sacrifices brought on by the recession. Why are the so-
called elected leaders not making substantial and
significant sacrifices to reflect our economic realities?
Why must the burden of sacrifices be disproportionately
borne by poor Nigerians? Governor Tanko Al-Makura of
Nassarawa State is locked in labour crisis after
proposing severe salary cut from the current N18, 000.
The NLC dismissed it as ridiculous, wondering how you
can slash eighteen thousand minimum wage when a
bag of rice sells for more than twenty thousand naira!
This is a country where our so-called representatives
are carting away millions monthly as salaries and
allowances while millions of poor Nigerians are buffeted
daily by hunger, poverty and starvation. The former
President of Lagos Business School Professor Pat
Utomi described Nigerian democracy as "the
government of politicians, by politicians and for
politicians." I can't agree more.- -
PHOTO CREDIT: Ibrahim Umar Gwamba of DANDALIN
SIYASAR KEBBI
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