The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has ordered the payment of full salaries to the workers of local government areas in th...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya
Bello, has ordered the payment of full salaries to the workers of local
government areas in the state.
The state Chairman of the Association of
Local Government of Nigeria, Alhaji Taufiq Isa, told journalists on
Wednesday that the governor had given the order since last week.
Recall that the local government workers in the state had on Tuesday
issued a five-day ultimatum to the state government to comply with NFIU
directives on payment of full salaries to local government workers.
Isa said the clarification became
necessary in view of the rumour making the rounds that Administrators,
Directors of Local Government and Treasurers had been arrested by the
Economic and Financial Crime Commission for refusing to effect 100
percent salary payments against the directives of the Nigeria Financial
Intelligent Units that local government workers salaries should be
accorded top priority.
Isa, who is also the administrator of
Ijumu LGA, said ALGON was not aware of the invitation by the EFCC or the
arrest of any official of the state and described the speculation as
nothing but fallacy which should be disregarded.
He called on workers in the 21 local
government areas to be patient as it was not possible for any director
or treasurer to flout the order of the governor.
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