Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello
KOGI State government has released N2 billion to the 21 local government councils in the state as their share of the N6.2 billion of the Paris Club refund the state received from the Federal Government.
A statement in Lokoja, on Saturday, by the Commissioner of Finance, Mr Idris Ashiru, said the state government’s share of the refund was N4.02 billion.
He said that N1. 716 billion out of the government share had been released for the payment of May and June salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff in tertiary institutions.
Ashiru explained that N1. 323 billion was expended on the payment of May and June pensions of retired workers.
The commissioner added that N987, 540, 000 was expended on the payment of May salary of workers in ministries, departments and agencies.
“In addition, the Ministry of Finance made additional fund of N3,219,145,997.12 available to the Accountant-General to clear arrears of May salary of civil servants,” he stressed.
He assured that workers who were indicted by the screening exercise and granted clemency by Gov. Yahaya Bello would be paid.
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