5,000 civil servants may not receive November 2023 salaries – ASCSN
Total of 5, 000 civil servants in the federal workforce may not get their November 2023 salaries, according to the Association of Senior Civil Servants in Nigeria (ASCSN) which blamed the situation on to discrepancies in their employment documents.
HOSF, Folasade Yemi-Esan
According to the association, the figure was previously as high as 17, 000 workers, following their delisting from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), in October, 2023, as it also added that while about 2, 000 have now been verified, a total of 5, 000 workers were yet to be forwarded to the IPPIS.
Disclosing this while addressing the media in Abuja, National President of the ASCSN, Dr. Tommy Okon, said the information on the figure of those at risk of non-payment of the November salaries was from the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF).
“As you are aware that the physical verification exercise of the 17,000 core civil servants, who were delisted from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), was concluded in October, 2023. And those involved were in high spirits, waiting for their monthly salary, which was stopped since September, 2023, to be restored.
“As of today, only those who had earlier completed their verification exercise but were mistakenly delisted have had their salaries restored, while 5,000 civil servants still have discrepancies in their dates 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,” Okon said.
According to the ASCSN President, six teams are already working to ensure that the exercise was completed on time,a s he advised public servants to develop the habit of checking the Head of Service 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.
“However, effort is being made by the HOSF to ensure that those cleared will get their salaries for December, 2023, including the arrears from September.
“We appeal to the federal government through the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to expedite action to ensure that the salary of December is not delayed, while we urge our members to exercise patience, as we are doing everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that the issues are resolved expeditiously,” he said.
