Many Govt Officials Are Ready To Work Free Of Charge – Dogara

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has asserted that many public officials in Nigeria are more than willing to work for free.

Naija News reports that Dogara made this assertion during an interview on Channels Television on Friday.

According to him, contrary to popular belief, some Nigerian politicians are not primarily driven by financial gain during their tenure in office.

Dogara maintained that many officials would be prepared to serve without compensation if the expectations of the public were modified accordingly.

He said: “If we can cut the demands on some of these our government officials by 90 per cent I assure you that there are so many people there who are willing to work free of charge,” Dogara said on the programme.

“But the situation is that you cannot put a lot of burden on my head, and you knock on my leg which I am supposed to stand in order to carry the burden.”

Speaking further, the former speaker mentioned that during a recent visit of former national assembly leaders to President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock, they discussed the prevailing hardship and hunger in the country.

Dogara noted that President Tinubu was aware of the situation and assured them that steps were being taken to address the issues of hunger and hardship in the nation.