The workplace of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, has blamed some technical challenges for the delay in cost of June salary to some authorities staff.

According to Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press, OAGF, the workplace is working around the clock to make sure that the issue is resolved.

Mr Mokwa stated that the delay was brought on by technical challenges with the Government Integrated Financial Management System, GIFMIS, one of many salary platforms.

“As we speak, the Directors and the consultant in charge of the platforms are in a crucial meeting, working round the clock to resolve the problem.

“Anytime from now, the salaries will start to drop,” he stated.

Meanwhile, some civil servants in Abuja have been lamenting delay in the cost of June salaries.

According to Uloma Offor, the salary is overdue.

“I depend on this monthly salary to survive; I pay my debts and buy food items, but with the delay all these are not possible.

“I plead with the federal government to pay up so I can restock my home, my children are crying at home,” she stated.

Another civil servant, Jones Tolu, stated the delay in the cost of salary, coupled with the elimination of petrol subsidy, had made life troublesome for the plenty.

“My friends in some parastatal and ministries received their June salaries, but not all of them.

“ My children cannot go to school because I have outstanding payment to make and their examination comes up soon.

“The government is not even saying anything. They should take urgent steps to address the situation so that civil servants can meet their financial needs,” he stated.

A dealer in Wuse market, Ibrahim Umar, stated that he skilled low patronage over the Sallah celebration and remains to be experiencing it as a result of delay.

“The market has been experiencing low patronage in latest occasions, and that is related to the delay in cost of June salary to civil servants.

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