The aides, who, on Wednesday, publicly protested the delay in the payment of their September salary, are now demanding the settlement of their allowances which have not been paid since they assumed duties in June 2015.
They wonder why the NASS management finds it difficult to meet its financial obligations to them even with its N150 billion budget for 2015 and the N115 billion budget for this year.
Sources said the legislatives aides are owed duty tour allowances (DTA) for four quarters totaling about N900 million.
Another N225 million DTA is still owed the 2011-2015 set of legislative aides.
Less than 24 hours after last Wednesday’s protest over delayed payment of their September salary, the legislative aides began receiving payment alerts from their banks.
A member of one of the two factions of the National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASSLAF) who requested anonymity said:”They (NASS management) just don’t bother to communicate with us even when they know that we are at pains and in suspense.
“None of us ever knows the details of the N150 billion annual budget they have been receiving. Since the beginning of this year, our salaries have always been delayed but when we began a protest within the National Assembly last Wednesday, we began receiving bank payment alerts within hours, that same day.
“Part of the reasons why suspicion continued to grow is the management’s seeming determination to help impose one of the two leadership factions that it favours on NASSLAF.
“The National Assembly is actively supportive of criticisms against the recent raid on judges’ residence because any such unexpected effort by the EFCC or DSS can unravel extremely humongous trails in NASS’ multibillion Naira finances over the past few years.”
Read More >>>
No comments:
Post a Comment