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| Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head Civil Service |
Some respite may be on the way for Federal Government Workers as the Federal Government is planning a phased method of clearing the backlogs.
Head
of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita
has said that Government is exploring phased payments of Federal Civil
Servants’ benefits, incurred through service wide staff claims,
particularly those bothering on promotion arrears, first 28 days,
repatriation allowance and death benefits, among others, which amounts
to about N293bn.
Speaking
at a press conference, held in her office in Abuja, as part of the
activities marking the 2016 Civil Service Week, Oyo-Ita said President
Muhammadu Buhari had directed the Minister of Finance and Office of
Accountant General of the Federation to explore ways of making the
payments.
She
said Government has, till this moment, not been able to pay the claims,
largely because of the financial challenges presently facing the
country.
She added that
the affected workers will be paid their benefit claims after the
conclusion of the phased payment formula, that is being reconciled in
collaboration with the Office of the Accountant General of the
Federation.
She assured that staff welfare would be
addressed from many fronts, noting that the Service was exploring the
possibility of providing bulk payments of rent allowances for workers
within this financial year. Mrs. Oyo-Ita stated further that a committee
has been set up on national salary review, and would sit with relevant
stakeholders to take a decision on pay rise, adding that there was no
plan to retrench workers, saying “it is cruel to throw people into the labour market.”
(FMI, Abuja)
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