Controversy trails Taraba govt’s decision to slash weepers’ stipend

The Danji SS Media Team has criticised the Taraba state government’s decision to reduce the monthly stipend paid to street sweepers under the “Operation Keep Taraba Clean” programme from N15,000 to N10,000.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the team described the decision as insensitive, particularly amid prevailing economic challenges affecting residents across the state.
The group also faulted remarks attributed to the Director General of the Taraba State Environmental and Sanitation Agency, Illiya Kefas, who reportedly told workers dissatisfied with the reduction that they were “free to go.”
According to the statement, many of the affected sweepers are widows and unemployed young ...