BY DAVID ADUGE-ANI, ABUJA
A chieftain and pioneer member of the ruling-All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus, Chief Sam Nkire, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon address the inequalities in the country.
Nkire, who stated this in an interview with New National Star in Abuja, noted that a lot of inequalities exist, especially between the political class and other Nigerians.
He pointed out that in Nigeria today, a councillor in the local government earns more salaries and allowances than a school principal, while a senator also earns more salaries and allowances than a general manager of a bank or a professor.
Nkire said the lopsidedness and inequalities among the Nigerian class must stop, adding that President Tinubu, he knows, would address it as soon as he settles down properly in office.
According to him, “You will discover that the salaries and allowances drawn by the political class in the country today have no bearing.
For instance, a councillor in the local government earns ten times more than a principal of a school, and the councillor may not even have a school certificate.
But a principal of a school, who has been teaching for 35 years, earns less, because he (councillor) is a politician. Also, a senator earns more than a general manager of a bank or a professor.
President Tinubu that I know will address these inequalities, and that is why I said earlier that Nigerians should be patient with him, because when he settles down properly, he is going to do what he wanted to do for Nigerians.and all these things must change.
Just as he (President Tinubu) once said that Nigeria needs resetting, good governance and restructuring for there to be positive change.”
The APC chieftain revealed that his book, The Payoff Lines, is his contribution to Nigeria’s political discourse and suggestions on how to make Nigeria a better place.
He explained further that the 304-page book, which will soon be launched, are his thoughts and experiences about insecurity , violence and other conditions, adding that the book also focused on how to reduce the incidences in the society.
He continued, “My book is part of the dialogue for the betterment of Nigeria and Nigerians, especially our polity in order to make my voice to be heard.
So, the book is about my experiences, both as a journalist and as a politician. I also thought of how a Nigerian journalist can be better and how a Nigerian politician can do better and improve the conditions of the masses.
For instance, I talked about such inciting words, such as racism, tribalism, corruption and things, generations, yet unborn, must look out for. Things that led us to where we are in Nigeria today.”