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National President, Association of Senior Civil Servants, Tommy Etim |
Civil servants whose salaries were initially withheld by the Federal Government owing to what was described as “technical glitches” and discrepancies on the platform of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System have now started receiving credit alerts of November salaries, The PUNCH reports.
Several senior civil servants confirmed the development to
our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported that thousands of civil
servants had their November 2023 salaries withheld by the government owing to
irregularities on the IPPIS.
As of Monday, November 4, 2023, sources within the Office of
the Accountant-General of the Federation confirmed to our correspondent that
the technicalities would be resolved and the affected civil servants would
start receiving their salaries.
A senior civil servant who confirmed receipt of her salary
on Wednesday said, “The alert dropped a few minutes ago. I am happy to inform
you that my November 2023 salary has now been paid. Same thing with others in
my office.”
Another civil servant who spoke on condition of anonymity
said, “It is true, we have now been paid.”
The National President, Association of Senior Civil
Servants, Tommy Etim, had earlier warned that about 5,000 civil servants risked
forfeiture of their November 2023 and December 2023 salaries over IPPIS
verification and other discrepancies.
“As of today, only those who had earlier completed their
verification exercise but were mistakenly delisted have had their salaries
restored while 5,000 of civil servants still have discrepancies on their date
of first appointment and dates of birth.
“A total of 2,772 have been verified and forwarded to IPPIS
for payment because there were no issues. The names of 5,000 workers who have
discrepancies are to be forwarded to their DHR for confirmation.
“There are six teams working tirelessly to ensure that the
exercise is completed on time. It is advisable for public servants to develop
the habit of checking the HOS website for regular updates. We have confirmed
that the salary for the month of November 2023 is concluded, therefore, those
affected will not be able to get their salary for the month of November,” Etim
said.