Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday informed all the state governors in the country to settle all unpaid workers’ salaries in their respective states. 
The Nigerian leader disclosed this in Abuja, the nation’s capital city while inaugurating the National Economic Council (NEC) , saying the call became necessary for untold hardship being experienced by the workers and their family members.
Buhari also advised the governors to cultivate the culture of prudent management of resources as well as embark on projects that would meet the immediate needs of the people.
The President said that government was fully committed to embarking on viable policies and programs that would restructure and transform the nation’s economy.
Buhari spoke of the government’s commitment to ensuring partnerships and facilitating international efforts to tackle the issues of cross-border terrorism, sea piracy, refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), financial crime, cyber crime, climate change and the spread of communicable diseases.
He stressed the need for states to work closely especially on projects such as interstate and feeder roads, soil erosion, decertification and other developmental programs.
He reiterated the determination of the Federal Government to abide by the relevant sections of the constitution to ensure more accountability and transparency in the remittance of all revenues to consolidated revenue account.
Buhari said the Nigerian Armed Forces had shown renewed commitment and made steady progress in the fight against Boko Haram.
According to him, Nigeria is collaborating with the Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin under the Lake Chad Basin Commission to consolidate cross-border and international efforts at eradicating insurgency.
He said the G7 Nations had shown concern about the insurgency in the North East and had promised to intervene to restore the destroyed infrastructure in schools and hospitals, amongst other places.
The president said he had since directed the front line states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa to articulate realistic assessments, costs and locations of facilities on local government-by-local government basis for submission to the President of the G7 for further verification. Enditem
