Worried by the activities of oil vandals in the Niger Delta, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to speedily bring to a halt, reaffirming that few criminals will not be allowed to have unfettered access to the country’s crude oil supply.
“Criminal activities on Nigerian seas would be checked. There should be no hiding place for such criminals. Our cooperation with neighboring countries in halting these crimes is being strengthened and tightened,’’ Buhari said.
The president gave the directive on Friday while receiving the Central Working Committee of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) at the State House, Abuja, noted that investment in security assets had been at a huge cost after several decades of negligence.
He assured that the Orosanye White Paper Report would be implemented after review to enable the government to take the most appropriate decision on its general recommendations.
The presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina in a statement quoted the president as saying “I am aware that the review is about to be completed.”
“The outcome of the various review teams would lead to some fundamental changes in the structure of the civil service, and as such, it must be subjected to rigorous review and scrutiny before presentation and implementation.”
The president revealed that a committee was set up for that purpose under the minister of finance, which was still working on the harmonization of salaries in the public service.
In his remarks, the president of the ASCSN, Dr. Tommy Okon, called for an increase in the salaries of civil servants following the increasing cost of living.
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