NASSARAWA STATE GOVERNOR, ABDULLAHI SULE SUSPENDS DIRECTORS IN 13 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR INFLATING SALARY FIGURES
Governor of Nassarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has suspended all the Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) and Directors of Finance and Supplies (DFS) in the 13 Local Governments Areas in the State for inflating salary figures.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Adamu Shigafarta, made the announcement on Monday, November 16.
Shigafarta, who said the directive came through the Local Government Service Commission, noted that the suspension would last for a period of three months.
He revealed that the Directors refused to work with the order of the committee set up by the Government to investigate the discrepancies and high wage bills incurred by the Local Governments.
The spokesperson stated that Local Government workers were audited over financial misappropriation, and said that the State Government decided to use April 2012 payment vouchers to get to the root of the fraud.
Following the audit, it was discovered that the salaries increased from N1.1billion paid in 2012 to N1.3billion in 2020 despite that there were no employment and promotions during that time.
“Local government council salaries in 2012 were N1.1 billion but now without employment and promotions from that period skyrocketed to N1.3 billion.
“The government had directed all councils to pay salaries using the 2012 vouchers but the directors of finance and supplies are said to have had declined which prompted the decision of the government,” Shigafarta said.
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