Author: Lawal AbdulSalam Olawale

Publisher commends Tinubu over N70,000 minimum wage

The Publisher of Flowerbudnews, Alhaji Biola Lawal, has commended the award of N70, 000 national minimum wage.

The former Acting Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) specifically thanked President Bola Tinubu for his magnanimous gesture of approving the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers .

 

The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) also hailed the president for his magnanimity.

Lawal said the action of the President goes to demonstrate in practical terms that the President cares and would always lend a listening ear to the desire and wishes of Nigerians.

 

“For the labour leaders to have described the approval of N70,000 by the President as a “fatherly gesture’ showed maturity and a demonstration of appreciation on behalf of the workers.

 

” The President should remain focused and should not be distracted from his determination to make a big and best difference in the life of Nigerians.

He should know that Nigerians still love him as they demonstrated with their votes in February last year. He should sustain his acknowledged link with the masses through regular assurances and gestures of goodwill like he has done on the issue of minimum wage.”

 

As a brilliant, committed and appreciative leader, Lawal said the President should always remember how he was literally ‘”mobbed” with joy and ecstasy by Nigerians from all walks of life inside the National Mosque in Abuja with heavy shouting of “JAGABAN, JAGABAN, JAGABAN” when he came to offer jumat prayer few days after he was declared President-Elect.

 

*I was lucky to be there live and even shook the President-Elect’s hand that day.

 

“The President should know and continue to appreciate that, these people, these masses are still there for you and truly, still care.”

 

He also urged the President to follow up and sustain the joy of the minimum wage by surgently looking into the plight of retirees.

 

” These are people who have generally exhausted their productive capacity in life, but goes to the same market etc like the rest of the citizens.

 

” With the President’s ingenuity, compassion and care, he should look for a way, anyhow, to increase what goes into the retirees pocket monthly.”

 

He also appealed to the President to flood the nation with food including rice, wheat, maize as well as meat.

 

Nigerians would continue to shout the name of Tinubu as long as food crisis persisted, he explained.

 

” No matter the explanation the President gives, his name would continue to ring bell in Nigerian homes on the issue of food.

 

” So, the President should ignore detractors, forget the Governors (Pay day would come), and just decisively take the bull by the horn on the food problem like he has done with the Minimum wage issue.”

 

“Let TINUBU RICE, TINUBU MAIZE, TINUBU GUINEA CORN, TINUBU BEANS – EVEN TINUBU MEAT etc Flood everywhere for as long as necessary while he systematically re-energise local food production.”

 

The President should ignore any insincere call that his massive importation of food as AN EMERGENCY measure would cause this, would cause that

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed his commitment to implementing the approved N70,000 minimum wage for civil servants.

 

Speaking through Kolapo Alimi, his commissioner for information and public enlightenment, Gov Adeleke emphasized that the welfare of workers is a top priority for his administration.

 

He said: “Our governor is a lover of workers; his first agenda is to prioritise the welfare of workers both active and non-active.

 

“Governor Ademola Adeleke will not be among the defaulters of the new minimum wage. Osun state will never deviate from the law on minimum wage. Governor Ademola Adeleke will key into it.”

The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has given approval for the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack as the next Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. She is slated to take up her new role on August 14, 2024.

 

This is contained in a statement issued by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson in Abuja on Wednesday.

 

Mrs. Walson-Jack will succeed Dr. (Mrs.) Folasade Yemi-Esan, who is set to retire on August 13, 2024.

 

Ngelale recalled that Mrs. Walson-Jack had previously served as a Federal Permanent Secretary since her appointment in 2017, adding she has worked in various Ministries.

 

President Tinubu expressed gratitude to Dr. Yemi-Esan for her service and urged Mrs. Walson-Jack to approach her new responsibilities with innovation, integrity, and strict adherence to the established regulations of the Civil Service of the Federation.

The Osun State Government has issued an urgent alert to the public regarding a security breach involving one of the telephone numbers of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

 

Members of the public are urged to ignore communications from the compromised number, +234 803 365 7555, which has been hacked, prompting an urgent public alert.

In an official statement, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, advised the public to ignore any calls or messages originating from the compromised number. “Please disregard any solicitation from +234 803 365 7555,”

Rasheed stated. “Appropriate action is ongoing to remedy the situation.”

Authorities are currently investigating the breach and are working diligently to secure the Governor’s communication lines.

 

The public is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the relevant authorities.

 

 

EFCC vs comrades face off: Students left in shock as management slams `heavy fee’ aftermath of rampage, destruction.

 

The management of Federal Polytechnic Ede has directed that each student must pay a damage fee of N10,000 following the destruction that accompanied the recent face-off between the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and the students-comrades.

 

The acting Registrar of the school, Elder E.A Aruwajoye disclosed this on Monday after the Management committee meeting held on Friday, 12th of July, 2024.

 

Other conditions to be met upon resumption of second semester includes: “That each student should write a letter to be of good behavior which will be endorsed by legal practitioner

 

“That failure to comply with above directive, before the close of portal on 25th August, 2024 will prevent defaulting Students from second semester registration and inability to check first semester examination result.

 

Furthermore, the management directed students to pay into account Number: 0280451361018 (CBN).