Six months salary arrears differential, under IPPIS, is in possession of Finance Ministry – IG
The Nigerian Police Authorities have declared that the multi-million naira six months’ salary arrears differential for men of the force is in possession of the ministry of finance awaiting administrative procedures for cash-backing.
This, contained in the Police signal – an official memo from the force headquarters exclusively obtained by Platforms Africa – came as the Whereabouts of the money running into millions of naira stirred controversy among men of the force.
The Police has, sequel to an exclusive story published by Platforms Africa on December 10, 2021, announced 20% reviewed consolidated police salary structure (CONPOSS), an increment in salary, for its men last December. Though the increment was announced to take effect from January, the Police started payment in July leaving arrears of six months unpaid and turned its Whereabouts to a subject of controversy.
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The signal (memo) with number CV:3940/PB/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.46/5, being the latest correspondence from the Force Headquarters on the subject matter, showed that the Force blamed delayed payment of the arrears of differential on the protocols by the ministry of finance, Platforms Africa reports.
“For the six (6) months salary arrears differential under IPPIS is in possession of the approval and awaiting administrative procedures for cash-backing by federal ministry of finance after which payment will be effected,” the Police authority declared.
“Any information contrary to this should be ignored and regarded as fake-news,” the IG memo asserted, charging all Police fornations to “ensure you properly warn all personnel serving yours on strict compliance as any violation will attract disciplinary actions.”
It added hat this must be treated “as a matter of urgency and very impotant please.”
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Titled; “20% reviewed consolidated police salary structure (CONPOSS) WEF January 2020,” the signal , which confirmed that the “implementation commenced in the month of July 2022 wIth six (6) months outstanding salary differential (i.e January – June 2022),” stated that the Inspector General of Police (INGENPO) has directed head of all Police formations acriss the country to “lecture officers and men of yours on personnel cost,” and “that IPPIS unit of OAGF has the sole responsibility of Police personnel cost fund and payment of Police personnel salaries respectively.”
“It should be cleared that neither INGENPOL nor NIGPOL PAS has any dealing with the already existing structure however because salary is welfare in nature, the force follows-up with IPPIS to ensure police personnel get their emoluments as at when due for the six (6) months salary arrears differential. IPPIS is in possession of the approval awaiting administrative procedures for cash-backing by federal ministry of finance after which payment will be effected.”
