President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, June 29, 2015, called on state governors where salaries are owed to come up with ways to pay workers in their state.
The president made the remark at the Inauguration the national economic council at the presidential villa Monday morning, President Buhari also called on the states to also devise ways of increasing their revenue base in order to cushion the effect s of dwindling revenue from the federation account.
He urged the governors to consider, as a matter of urgency, ways of exploring efficient means of gradually liquidating all unpaid salaries of staff, which have brought untold hardship to thousands of families.
The National Economic Council is made up of the 36 state governors, ministers of Finance and National planning as well as the Attorney General of the Federation.
