Despite pay rise, N100,000 salary still inadequate for soldiers — Ex-military officers

Security analyst, retired Major Muhammad Bashir Galma has described the Federal Government’s determination to summation the soldiers minimum wage to ₦100,000 arsenic a affirmative development, saying it could boost the morale of troops warring insurgency and different information threats. However, helium argued that the summation is inactive inadequate fixed the country’s existent economical realities.

In an interrogation with DAILY POST, Galma said the authorities deserves recognition for taking steps to amended soldiers’ payment but maintained that the caller wage falls abbreviated of gathering the outgo of living.

“We cannot accidental the authorities has not made an effort. But erstwhile you see the existent economical situation, ₦100,000 is not capable to conscionable a person’s monthly needs,” helium said.

Last week, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), announced plans by the Federal Government to rise the minimum wage of inferior subject unit to ₦100,000 from the erstwhile ₦49,000 monthly introduction wage.

Despite this accommodation to astir treble their erstwhile pay, the Minister acknowledged that subject backing remains inadequate to efficaciously tackle existent information challenges

The announcement has sparked wide debate, with galore Nigerians questioning whether the summation reflects the risks soldiers look portion carryin...