NAN-HE-7
Committee
Yola, Jan. 17, 2017 (NAN) The Committee set up by the Adamawa Government for the payment of outstanding salary liabilities from Paris Club refund to the state has commenced sitting in Yola.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abba-Jimeta, said at the inaugural meeting on Tuesday in Yola that the state government had received N4.8 billion out of the N12.8 billion being expected.
Abba-Jimeta said that the government had approved the utilisation of the entire N4.8 billion for the settlement of salary arrears of teachers, local government staff, primary health care staff and political office holders in local government areas
He said that all stakeholders were represented in the committee which was given six weeks to complete its assignment of ensuring that the money was judiciously utilised.
The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mahmud Sali, said that the liabilities compiled by the ministry comprised N2.9 billion for teachers.
“ Primary healthcare, N907 million; local government, teachers, N1.7 billion and local government political office holders, N116 million.’’
The state Chairman of NLC, Mr Dauda Maina, lauded the government for its commitment and transparency by involving all stakeholders to be part of the funds.
Maina, who is also a member of the committee, assured that the organised labour would accord all necessary support to the committee to succeed in its assignment.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the committee, at the inaugural meeting, resolved to constitute a sub-committee to come up with verified data to be used in paying the arrears to beneficiaries.
NAN reports that the committee has one week to complete its assignment.
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Edited by Bola Akingbehin/Idris Abdulrahman