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| Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed |
The
Federal Government has commenced the payment of about N23billion promotion
arrears and salary shortfall to civil servants.
The
development was confirmed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed yesterday in Abuja , saying that
N13.2billion was for salary shortfall and N10billion for promotion
arrears.
Ahmed
said the government’s decision was anchored on a clear understanding that
clearing the arrears formed part of the palliative measures being offered to
cushion the effects of the harsh economic realities on civil servants.
He explained that unlike in the past where funds
were released to the various ministries, departments and agencies of government
for onward disbursement to beneficiaries, a new approach had been adopted to
check the rate of abuse of the process.
Ahmed said
henceforth, the accounts of those that were promoted and being owed arrears would
be credited directly after all the necessary verification.
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