Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The process leading to the inauguration of a tripartite committee to fix a new minimum wage, has further exposed the dark side of the government in the use of resources. A leaked memo which originated from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, showed President Bola Tinubu's approval of N500 million for the launch, in the face of blistering hyper-inflation, waves of public protest over hunger and ravages of misery across the country. The action is as reckless as it is feckless.

How the money was spent, as public funds, should be fully explained. If renting a hall for the inauguration of the 37-member committee was the reason for the expenditure, the 50-seater banquet hall ...