The Federal Government has put the blame for the delay in paying some government employees’ June salaries on some technical difficulties.
Bawa Mokwa, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation’s (OAGF) director of press, said this on Wednesday.
He claimed that the Office is working nonstop to find a solution to the issue.
According to Mokwa, one of the salary platforms, the Government Integrated Financial Management System (GIFMIS), had technical issues that contributed to the delay.
The directors and the consultant in charge of the platforms are currently meeting in a vital session to try to find a solution, he claimed.
“Anytime from now, the salaries will start to drop.”
Meanwhile, some civil servants in Abuja have been lamenting delay in the payment of June salaries.
A civil servant, Uloma Offor, who said the salary is overdue, said: “I depend on this monthly salary to survive; I pay my debts and buy food items, but with the delay all these are not possible.
Kenneth Okonkwo Roasts APC Over Promise of Renewed Hope
“I plead with the Federal Government to pay up so I can restock my home, my children are crying at home.”
Another civil servant, Jones Tolu, said the delay in the payment of salary, coupled with the removal of petrol subsidy, has made life difficult for the masses.
He said: “My friends in some parastatal and ministries received their June salaries, but not all of them.
“My children cannot go to school because I have outstanding payment to make and their examination comes up soon.
“The government is not even saying anything. They should take urgent steps to address the situation so that civil servants can meet their financial needs.”
On his part, a trader in Wuse market, Ibrahim Umar, said he experienced low patronage over the delay in payment of salary to workers.
“The market has been experiencing low patronage in recent times, and this is connected to the delay in payment of June salary to civil servants,” Umar said.
Follow us on facebook
Post Disclaimer
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author and forum participants on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Anaedo Online or official policies of the Anaedo Online.