The chairman of Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Hon. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi, has approved the payment of 22 months’ outstanding peculiar allowance owed to workers of the council.
A statement by the chairman’s media assistant, Bala Usman Awal, on Tuesday said the approval was part of another batch of payments under the 40 per cent peculiar allowance for workers of the area council.
According to the statement, the chairman successfully remitted and settled the outstanding payments on Tuesday, describing the development as a relief to workers of the council.
It said the move demonstrated the chairman’s commitment to the welfare of civil servants in the council.
‘With this latest development, the APC-led administration of Abubakar Umar Abdullahi has successfully cleared the cumulative 22 months of outstanding peculiar allowance arrears owed to the council staff,’ the statement said.
He said the council remained committed to liquidating all remaining backlogs and outstanding arrears in an orderly, transparent and phased manner.