The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, disclosed on Tuesday that a total of 1,618 civil servants with counterfeit employment letters were recently discovered by the government.
In a meeting with select journalists in Abuja, ahead of the 2023 Civil Servants Week, she highlighted the government's commitment to address issues of salary disparities and improve the welfare of civil servants. Yemi-Esan mentioned the ongoing efforts of the Presidential Committee on Salary Harmonization to review salaries and reduce disparities.
She also revealed that a 40% peculiar allowance was approved by the Federal Executive Council, effective from January 2023, and added that the government is actively working on an upward review of the Staff Duty Tour Allowance.
She added, “On the issue of procurement of insurance cover for the federal government employees from 9th February 2023 to 8th February 2024; and payment of backlog of death benefits to over 1500 deceased officers to their beneficiaries from 2021 to date. On the third pillar of FCSSIP 25, the Office of the Head of Service has been working towards the implementation of HR Module of IPPIS with a view to bridging the identified gaps in the system. As you are aware, prior to the introduction of the current mechanisms put in place to drive the implementation of the IPPIS, the system was bedevilled with considerable leakages and wastes as well as the incessant infiltration of ‘ghost workers’ etc...
The Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, reassured civil servants on Tuesday that there will be no delay in the payment of July 2023 salaries. The clarification came during a meeting with the Head of Service in Abuja.
Previously, there were reports of delays in the payment of salaries for May and June 2023. Madein attributed these delays to certain unavoidable challenges beyond the control of the Office of the Accountant General.
However, she emphasized that measures have been put in place to address these issues and ensure that salaries are promptly paid as and when due.
