Governor El-Rufai presents documents to show that his government does not owe salaries and pensions

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November 29, 2017 at 02:02PM
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- Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna is not happy about reports claiming that his state is one of the many in Nigeria owing workers

- El-Rufai explains, with documents, that his administration does not currently owe any worker in the state

- He also reveals details of how the Paris Club loan refund to his state was spent

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has denied claims that his administration owes salaries and pensions like many other of his colleagues.

El-Rufai, who was reacting to a report by a newspaper, released documents to confirm that his state is up-to-date in the area of salaries and pensions to workers and retires.

The newspaper had listed some of the states owing salaries to include Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Imo and Kaduna.

Other states mentioned include Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, FCT.

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The report claimed that Kaduna owed workers for 12 months while Kogi owed between seven and 15 months in arrears.

It also said Osun state owed 24 months, but was paying half salaries to workers.

El-Rufai also presented details of how his government had spent the Paris Club loan refund from the federal government.

"Let it be on record that Kaduna state doesn’t have salaries or pensions payment outstanding and attached to this is an Infographics on how pensioners were paid," he said in a tweet.

KDSG under the leadership of Governor Nasir el-Rrufai inherited N14 billion of gratuities dating back to 2012.

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"We’ve been paying off these inherited liabilities gradually. This Infographics also explains what we did with the last Paris Club refunds," he added.

NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Kaduna state government on Tuesday, November 28, allegedly the disengagement of 4,042 council would strengthen the local government system to carry out developmental projects.

The report quoted Daily Trust as stating that the commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs Jafaru Sani said 3,159 out of the 4,042 had been retired while the remaining 893 had their jobs terminated.

He said the retired staff would be paid their November salary as well as three months salary in lieu of notice while their pension would be worked out by the pension administrators

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Source: Naija.ng

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Governor El-Rufai presents documents to show that his government does not owe salaries and pensions
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