Finance minister spills secret why civil servants may spend Xmas in hunger

Finance minister spills secret why civil servants may spend Xmas in hunger

- Ms Kemi Adeosun has spoken out regarding civil servants salary arrears for November 2016

- The Nigerian finance minister said the salaries remain unpaid because agencies involved have exhausted their budgetary allocations

- Adeosun said the addition of more staff added to the crisis currently being experienced

Nigeria's finance minister, Kemi Adeosun disclosed on Wednesday, December 21, that the staff of some federal agencies are yet to receive their salaries for November because the agencies have used up all that they allocated.

Economic disaster! Finace minister reveals secret why many civil servants have not been paid

While making the disclosure in Abuja, Ms Adeosun said some agencies such as the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), have not paid their staff November salary.

“All the agencies affected have exhausted their budgetary allocations and the system has shut them down,” she said while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa,Abuja.

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Adeosun, however, said the shortfall was included in the virement recently approved by the National Assembly.

She said her Ministry “only received the advice on the virement on Monday” and that it was being loaded to the system after which the agencies will get back online on the payment portal.

Premium Times reports that Adeosun further gave reasons on why the agencies ran out of funds, stating that some of the agencies employed additional staff without updating the Finance Ministry on time.

“Agencies should tell us in time so that necessary measures will be taken,” she said.

Meanwhile, some men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have allegedly threatened the Muhammadu Buhari-led government that they could be forced to begin taking bribes like officials of the Nigeria Police Force except they are immediately paid their November salaries.

The has been severally rated as one of the most corrupt federal institutions in the country with the FRSC maintaining a level of respect, but the current threat is because they are reportedly being owed their salaries and allowances.