New salary scale has not been approved for armed forces – TheNigerialawyer

The defence headquarters (DHQ) says that a new salary structure
had not been approved for the members of the armed forces of
Nigeria (AFN).

The DHQ was reacting to a “fictitious document” being circulated
on some social media platforms in that regard.

“The DHQ therefore, wishes to reiterate that the purported new
salary scale for members of the AFN being circulated, is nothing
but a false and malicious publication intended to cause
disaffection among members of the AFN, as no such salary scale
exists,” said Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the ‘Operation
Lafiya Dole’ counterinsurgency operations in northeast Nigeria, on
Friday.

Nwachukwu said the DHQ was dismayed by the circulation of the
fictitious document which had gone viral on social media,
purportedly showing a new upgraded AFN salary structure with effect
from May 2019.

“The DHQ wishes to clarify that the said document does not
exist; neither does it reflect the true salary structure of
personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria,” he said.

“It would be recalled that that the President,
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Muhammadu Buhari, signed a
new minimum wage of N30, 000 on April 18.

“It is also very pertinent for the general public to note that
the AFN does not approve salaries for its personnel.”

Nwachukwu therefore urged personnel and the general public to
discountenance the “fake document in its entirety’’.