Faduyile appeals to Govt on living wages for University workers.
– Steve Ovirih
Prof. Dayo Faduyile ( PDF) has appealed to both Federal and state governments to consider living wages for workers in the Ivory towers across Nigeria so as to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal amongst them.
The immediate past Special Adviser on Health to Ondo State Governor made this appeal while delivering lecture as the Guest Speaker at the maiden Public Lecture of The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities ( SSANU) , Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko ( AAU) branch, while speaking to the topic ‘ existential realities of fuel subsidy removal; effects on the mental health of Nigerian University workers and overcoming the challenges. ‘
The University Don , who had served as National President, Nigeria Medical Association ( NMA), noted with empathy that Nigerian workers, nay University Staff had borne the brunt of the fuel subsidy removal with equanimity and the best in terms of compensation government can extend to them is a well packaged living structure that will assuage the financial challenges and economic deficit removal of fuel subsidy has imposed on the workers’ finances.
Faduyile said, understandably, government has pleaded for patience and tolerance of the Nigerian work force, stressing however that fuel subsidy removal has far reaching effect on the people’s mental health and economic convenience.
While adding that hardship in the economy can trigger mental trauma, the Professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine expressed confidence in the economic policies of the APC led Federal Government under the able leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu whom he said has put in place a proactive new salary structure committee with a three month time line to come up with a new minimum wage structur
Prof. Faduyile saluted the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities , SSANU, Akungba for the novel idea of the Symposium, stressing that the Association plays a formidable role in the University system.
He challenged Nigerian workers particularly the University Staff to endeavor to seek alternative streams of income sources , noting that economic convenience for an average Nigerian worker should not always be hinged on the monthly salary system as domestic challenges often trounce the monthly stakes from government to workers.
Prof. Faduyile encouraged workers to trust the Bola Ahmed Tinubu government and continue to pray for the success of his administration , adding that fuel subsidy removal notwithstanding, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has worker friendly economic policies.