The Federal Government on
Thursday promised to pay promotion arrears and backlog of allowances owed
public servants.
Head of Civil Service of the
Federation (HCSF), Mrs, Winifred Oya-Ita, gave the assurance in Abuja at a Peer
Review Mechanism (PRM), meeting for Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil
Service.
“Public servants can now breath a
sigh of relief as backlog of outstanding liabilities, such as promotion arrears
would soon be addressed.
“The Ministry of Finance has
begun the disbursement of promotion arrears to some civil servants,” she said.
Speaking, the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Defence Mrs Nuratu Batagawara said the programme has provided
a veritable platform for the exchange of ideas and Information to strengthening
public policy implementation.
According to Batagawara, through
the mechanism, participants have identified the nexus between foreign and
security policies, and the need to strengthen both.
The participants at the meeting
also gave recommendations on measures required to improve and strengthen public
policy implementation.
They also undertook a tour of the
Ship House, headquarters of the Ministry of Defence with specific emphasis on
the crèche and the medical centre.
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