Chairman of, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has given a detailed clarification on why the Commission’s staff were yet to receive the Federal-Government-approved Peculiar and Duty Tour Allowances DTA.
Contrary to social media reports in which some anonymous staff of the Commission had accused the INEC Chairman of refusing to implement the approved DTA, 40 per cent Peculiar Allowance to Staff on CONPASS and 35 per cent increment for all federal workers to cushion the effects of subsidy removal between September 2022 and this year, Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi said his boss’ explanation revealed that the Commission was yet to receive the required funds to enable it...
Prof. Yakubu said; “You will recall that in April this year, there was a 40 per cent increase in Peculiar Allowance for public servants across the country. It was not provided for in our current budget for 2023, because the budget was passed in December last year , so we couldn’t have made the provision.