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The Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM) has noted with interest, the release of the third tranche of ‘Paris Club Refunds’ to State Governments. It is particularly gratifying that this release is coming on the heels of a festive period.
NIM, therefore, urges State Governments to seize the opportunity of this latest release to settle the outstanding emoluments of their workers and pensioners. Aside from giving these workers and pensioners a better lease of life and livelihoods, these payments would have the multiplier effect of a better life for the common man and businesses in our clime.
We hold this position conscious of the fact that ours is a federation structured on transparency, accountability and good governance.
We are equally, dismayed at the discordant tunes emanating from some governors to the effect that the release is not meant to settle outstanding emoluments but to settle only December salaries. This is worrisome and provocative, since the governors and their political appointees receive all their emoluments as and when due. There is therefore, no moral justification to owe the poor workers and suffering pensioners. “A labourer deserves his wages” There is no better time to settle the outstanding emoluments and pensions of our toiling workers than this festive period.
Paying those outstanding salaries and pensions, at this time, would also go a long way in reflating the battered local economy of our country
It is of note that the funds were released alongside the allocations from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in order that Nigerians could have better festivities.
NIM also, call on all relevant stakeholders to monitor the judicious disbursement of this fund for transparency, accountability and justice.
It will be recalled that Paris Club refund is a partial settlement of long-standing claims by state governments relating to over-deductions from their federation account allocation committee (FAAC) allocation for external debt service arising between 1995 and 2002.
Two tranches had been released earlier. Below is a detail distribution to each state:
STATE/ AMOUNT
1 ABIA 5,715,765,871.48
2 ADAMAWA 6,114,300,352.68
3 AKWA-IBOM 10,000,000,000.00
4 ANAMBRA 6,121,656,702.34
5 BAUCHI 6,877,776,561.25
6 BAYELSA 10,000,000,000.00
7 BENUE 6,854,671,749.25
8 BORNO 7,340,934,865.32
9 CROSS RIVER 6,075,343,946.93
10 DELTA 10,000,000,000.00
11 EBONYI 4,508,083,379.98
12 EDO 6,091,126,592.24
13 EKITI 4,772,836,647.08
14 ENUGU 5,361,789,409.66
15 GOMBE 4,472,877,698.19
16 IMO 7,000,805,182.97
17 JIGAWA 7,107,666,706.76
18 KADUNA 7,721,729,227.55
19 KANO 10,000,000,000.00
20 KATSINA 8,202,130,909.85
21 KEBBI 5,977,499,491.45
22 KOGI 6,027,727,595.80
23 KWARA 5,120,644,326.57
24 LAGOS 8,371,938,133.11
25 NASARAWA 4,551,049,171.12
26 NIGER 7,210,793,154.95
27 OGUN 5,739,374,694.46
28 ONDO 7,003,648,314.28
29 OSUN 6,314,106,340.62
30 OYO 7,901,609,864.25
31 PLATEAU 5,644,079,055.41
32 RIVERS 10,000,000,000.00
33 SOKOTO 6,441,128,546.76
34 TARABA 5,612,014,491.52
35 YOBE 5,413,103,116.59
36 ZAMFARA 5,442,385,594.49
37 FCT 684,867,500.04
TOTAL: 243,795,465,195,20
With the highlighted amount released, NIM expect a better deal for workers, pensioners and the poor masses of our country during this Yuletide.