“Government Workers To Get Salaries By 25th Of Every Month” – Accountant General

The Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, has said the federal government plans to begin payment of staff salaries by the 25th of every month as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The AGF, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja on Wednesday, April 20, said “this is going to be given a test, I believe, by this month”.

The AGF also said the government was working on a new arrangement, which, if approved, would ensure payment of the salaries before the monthly meeting of the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC.

According to him, salaries are usually paid after the FAAC meeting, where revenue accruing to the federation’s account is shared among the federal, state and local governments.

“There is a standing instruction of Mr President to pay salary on or before 24 or 25 of every month and we will try as much as possible to comply and to abide by that.

“We are taking a step further to make a provision whereby we can accommodate salary payments even before FAAC.

“This is going to be given a test I believe by this month.

“We will go to seek necessary approval of our political masters to make sure that at least salary and other statutory payments are made even before FAAC.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Kudos to Buhari and Osinbajo. That’s the way it should be. Even the workers will be praying for them and wishing them well as the people of the country. States, are listening? Copy Buhari/Osinbajo’s good example and it shall be well with you.

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