N5bn refund: KWHA charges KWSG on workers backlog salary clearance

Date: 2016-12-14

The State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to use N5b received from the refund from the Federal Government to settle backlog of salaries of staff of Local Government Councils, Tertiary Institutions, State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) state owned Parastatals and Pensioners to make life meaningful for them, especially during yelutide period.

This was part of the resolutions of the House, following a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised by the leader of the House, Hon. Hassan Oyeleke at the floor of the House.

Reading the resolutions of the House, the Deputy Speaker, Elder Matthew Okedare said the payment of the backlog of the salaries by the state government was imperative in view of the current hardship bedevilling the affected staff, pensioners and their immediate families.

The House equally unanimously directed its Joint Committee on Public Accounts as well as Finance and Appropriations to ensure that the state government comply with the House resolution in respect of the N5b refund from the federal Government.

The Leader of the House had while raising the matter narrated the ordeal of the affected Civil Servants and Pensioners and urged government to see citizens of the state as the centre of any infrastructural development by using the N5b to settle their salary arrears to alleviate their sufferings.

Other Members who spoke on the Matter were unanimous in their views that the category of workers were currently facing hard time and appealed to the state government to use the money to wipe out the tears of the affected workers in the state.

The House equally on Wednesday directed its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to meet with the authorities of the University of Ilorin on the status of the unregistered new students of the Ivory Tower and report to the House next Tuesday.

This followed a Motion raised by a member representing Irepodun Constituency Hon. Matthew Babaoye titled "Passionate Appeal to the Authority of University of Ilorin on the Unregistered New Students".

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Elections     Mashood Dauda     Sabitiyu Grillo     Maigida Soludero Transit     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Gurei     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Salihu Ajia     Cassava Growers\' Association     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Lanwa     Isiaka Yusuf     Aremu Bose Deborah     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Nurudeen Mohammed     Al-Hikmah University     Damilola Yusuf     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Kayode Zubair     Salman Suleiman     Oke-Ogun     Egbejila     Baba Issa Awoye     Kehinde Baale     Gambari     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Kwara State Government     Abubakar Lah     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     HYPPADEC     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Tinubu     Olayinka Olaogun     Toyin Saraki     KWASAA     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Kayode Issa     Orisa Bridge     Oniwa     Dunmade     Senate President     Taofeek Sanusi     KSIRS     Kishira     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Sabo-Oke     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Idowu Aremu     Emir Of Ilorin     Kwara University Of Education     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Kwara State Polytechnic     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Mukhtar Shagaya     Kwara     Henry Olaosebikan     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Gbenga Awoyale     Olomu     Kabir Shagaya     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Rueben Parejo     Azeez Salawu     TESCOM     Kumbi Titilope     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Babaita     Ishaq Salman     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Ahmed \'Lateef     Bank Of Industry    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Femtech     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Olupako Of Share     Ajidagba     Adamu Attah     Aliyu Sabi     ITEM 7     Public Holiday     Kayode Yusuf     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Saheed Akinwumi     Kola Olota     Muhammadu Buhari     Forgo Battery     Sarkin Malamai     Ibrahim Jawondo     Offa Poly     Split Diamond Interchange     Moses Rahman Popoola     Kwara Volleyball Association     Oladimeji Thompson     Arik     MATTA Girls Foundation     Pategi     Akeem Olatunji     Durbar     Galland Marcias     Igosun     Apado     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Adedipe     Amule Elementary School     Mohammed Saidu     Madawaki     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Musa Alhassan Buge     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Gambari     Sobi Hill     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     NIPR     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Atiku     Jani Ibrahim     MAI Akande     AGM Professional Services     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Modibo Kawu     NYSC     Taiwo Joseph     Radio Kwara     Ishaq Salman     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Sherif Shagaya     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Cornelius Adebayo     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Olatunde Jare     James Kolo     Reuben Paraje     Ajeigbe     First Lady     Ojuekun     Ado Bayero     Bola Olukoju     Muhammed Abdullahi     Afolayan     Yusuf Abubakar     Fatimoh Lawal