30 drivers earn salaries on one functional vehicle in Nasarawa

Recent reports have emerged of a local government council in Nasarawa state where 30 drivers are collecting salaries on only one functional car. According to Leadership, the Nasarawa local government council of the state has 30 drivers on its payroll despite the fact that the only functional car in the council is the official car of the local government chairman. This much was disclosed by the commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani, who was reacting to the refusal of labour to make necessary concessions in spirited efforts to end the ongoing strike by workers in the state. Tijjani, the chairman of the same local government before his appointment as commissioner, has now advised labour to be considerate in their demands and make all necessary concessions so that the collective bargaining would see an end to the industrial faceoff. While lamenting that the level of the local government is being over bloated, thereby making it impossible for government to readily meet its obligation to workers, especially with the recent fall in revenue allocation, the chairman expressed concern over why labour demanded the suspension of biometric screening of workers in the state. He noted that the exercise was was being carried out in good faith in order to fish out ghost workers and check revenue leakages.