Gwamna Godwin Obaseki na jihar Edo, a ranar Larabar da ta gabata ya yi alkawarin tallafa wa talakawa mazauna jihar da Naira miliyan 500 duk wata domin rage radadin halin da tattalin arzikin kasar ke ciki sakamakon cire tallafin man fetur.
Obaseki ya yi wannan alkawarin ne a lokacin da yake jawabi ga mambobin kungiyar kwadago ta Najeriya NLC reshen Edo, karkashin jagorancin shugabanta, Odion Olaye, yayin wata zanga-zangar lumana a Benin.
Gwamnan ya lura cewa gwamnatinsa ta damu da halin da mutanen Edo ke ciki, don haka ne aka yanke shawarar fitar da adadin daga asusun gwamnatin jihar.
Kamfanin Dillancin Labaran Najeriya NAN ya ruwaito cewa masu zanga-zangar sun bi wasu manyan tituna zuwa gidan gwamnatin jihar Edo, inda suka nuna kwalaye da rubutu daban-daban.
Wasu daga cikin rubuce-rubucen sun ce “muna bukatar a gaggauta sauya duk wasu manufofin gwamnati na yaki da talauci”, “Ma’aikatan matatun namu suna cikin damuwa; suna bukatar kulawar gwamnati wajen gyara su” da sauransu.
Masu zanga-zangar sun bukaci masu rike da madafun iko da su yi wani abu cikin gaggawa game da karin farashin man fetur da ya janyo tashin farashin kayayyakin masarufi.
Obaseki ya ce “mu a jihar Edo za mu yi na kanmu.
“Na yanke shawarar cewa a duk wata, a ci gaba, za mu karbi Naira miliyan 500 daga cikin kudaden mu don baiwa talakawan jihar Edo. Ba mu jiran kowa.
“Ku tuna a ranar Mayu, wannan shekara, na yi muku gargadi cewa za mu iya fuskantar yanayin da muke gani a yau.
“Kuma, na shawarce ku a cikin wannan jawabin cewa kada ku jira amma ku kasance masu himma.
“Ina so in sanar da ku cewa a jihar Edo muna da ‘yancin yin aiki.
“Shekaru biyu da suka wuce, mun kara albashi mafi karanci saboda mun san cewa ma’aikata suna shan wahala kuma dole ne mu yi wani abu a kai.
“Mun san cewa biyan kuɗin gida ba zai iya kai ku gida ba kuma dole ne a yi wani abu.
“Mu, a jihar Edo, za mu goyi bayan matakin da kuka dauka cewa dole ne albashin ku ya nuna gaskiyar halin da ake ciki,” in ji shi.
Obaseki ya bukaci gwamnatin tarayya da ta baiwa kananan hukumomi daban-daban a fadin kasar nan tallafin, ya kara da cewa kananan hukumomin sun fi kusanci da jama’a,” inji Obaseki.
Tun da farko, shugaban NLC na jihar, Olaye, ya ce cire tallafin man fetur ya jawo wa ma’aikatan Najeriya wahala, da sauran ‘yan kasa.
Olaye ya bukaci gwamnati da ta gyara matatun man guda uku domin hakan zai rage tasirin da ‘yan kasa ke yi sosai.
“Mun yanke shawarar yin zanga-zangar ne bayan gwamnati ta kasa kunnen uwar shegu da bukatunmu. Muna son ‘yan Najeriya su sami sararin numfashi.
“Mu ba jam’iyya ba ne a shirin gwamnatin tarayya na baiwa marasa galihu Naira 8,000.
“Wannan cin mutunci ne a gare mu. Ba zai kai mu kwana biyu ba. Ya kamata gwamnati ta yi aiki kan matatun man mu,” inji shi.
Daga cikin kungiyoyin da suka halarci zanga-zangar sun hada da kungiyar ma’aikatan kananan hukumomin Najeriya, kungiyar malaman jami’o’i da kungiyar ma’aikatan sufurin mota ta kasa.
