The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has stated that it's impossible to obey President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that federal workers be paid on the 25th of every month.
A statement from Mrs Kene Offie, Deputy Director of Press, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, this is because there was no cash to pay on that date every month.
“There is an instruction from Mr. President that workers be paid on or before 24 or 25, but compliance has been hampered by the limited resources available to government, which can only be determined after the monthly FAAC (Federation Account Allocation Committee) meeting," she said.
“Nigeria is practically making about 30 to 40 per cent of what it used to make by way of revenue from oil and that has affected inflow generally.
“These inflows are what the federal, state and local governments receive to service the economy.
“It is when we receive these resources and sit at the end of the month for FAAC that the resources are shared among the three tiers of government,” she added.
A statement from Mrs Kene Offie, Deputy Director of Press, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, this is because there was no cash to pay on that date every month.
“There is an instruction from Mr. President that workers be paid on or before 24 or 25, but compliance has been hampered by the limited resources available to government, which can only be determined after the monthly FAAC (Federation Account Allocation Committee) meeting," she said.
“Nigeria is practically making about 30 to 40 per cent of what it used to make by way of revenue from oil and that has affected inflow generally.
“These inflows are what the federal, state and local governments receive to service the economy.
“It is when we receive these resources and sit at the end of the month for FAAC that the resources are shared among the three tiers of government,” she added.
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