Wednesday 16 September 2015

President Buhari Gives 7day Ultimatum For The Payment Of Workers Salaries

The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has directed that all arrears of salaries and allowances of Nigerian workers must be compiled within seven days for them to be paid “immediately”, The Nation reports.

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) Secretary-General Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, who broke the news in a statement released in Abuja yesterday, praised President Muhammadu Buhari for bringing hope to thousands of public service employees who are being owed arrears of salaries and allowances for years.

The Presidency identified the outstanding benefits as: salary arrears, promotion arrears, 1st 28 days allowance on transfer from post, repatriation allowance, burial expenses, death benefits and mandatory training of OHCSF in 2010.

The Presidency directed the MDAs to ensure that each unpaid entitlement is accurate, verifiable, with the name, designation, status (serving or retired) and amount due to each officer.

“The correct information should reach the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation on or before Monday September 21, 2015,” the circular, dated September 14 stressed.
Source... Metro news

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