Oba
Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has begged state governments to help Nigerian
workers by paying them their outstanding salaries to alleviate the
suffering in the land.
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has deplored state
governments owing workers salaries and described it not good idea.
Ogunwusi host some management staff of the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Ile Ife, urged the affected states to think out of the box and
pay their workers the outstanding salaries.
He said that state governments should not depend solely on monthly
allocations from the federation accounts to run the affairs of their
states.
“State governments should also think of what they can do on
their own to generate additional revenue to complement whatever comes
monthly to them from the federation account.
“All the states have one or two potential that they are blessed
with it, they should utilize the opportunities to raise their income,” he said.
The monarch also advised them to launch themselves into the agriculture sector.
They would be able to offset their workers’ salaries from revenue generated from their farm produce, he said.
“Every state has fertile lands that can be cultivated. They
should invest in cultivating products in which they have comparative
advantage.
“The only viable sectors left for us in these country are the agriculture and culture/tourism.’’
These sectors, he explained, could not run dry nor go into extinction because they are natural resources.
He urged state governments to invest more in agriculture to support the Federal Government’s change agenda.
According to him, agriculture will create employment opportunities
for citizens, alleviate poverty, boost revenue and increase foreign
exchange earnings.
-NAN
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