BudgIT has again raised alarm that some states are yet to fully
offset the outstanding amount owed pensioners and civil servants despite
series of N1.8trillion bailouts.
BudgIT is a civic organization that uses tech tools to simplify the
budget and public spending to raise the standard of transparency and
accountability in government.
On Sunday, Ayomide Faleye, BudgIT head of communication, released a
report of a recently conducted survey aimed at ascertaining the
frequency and magnitude of challenges civil servants and pensioners are
encountering.
The report sent to DAILY POST explained that the survey focused on
three categories of workers in all 36 states – primary and secondary
school teachers, midwives and secretariat workers – while attention was
paid to ascertain if retirees level were receiving pensions as at when
due.
Faleye said BudgIT discovered that 12 states are yet to offset the
amount owed secondary school teachers fully and that many states are
threatening workers to keep the information away from public domain.
