Ahmed+Idris+AGF FAAC
AGF Urges
Ahmed+Idris+AGF FAAC
AGF Urges Civil Servants to Respect Extant
Rules
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, fcna,
has opined that the well-being of the civil servant is of utmost
importance to the Federal Government hence they should exhibit
discipline, commitment and obedience to public service rules and
regulations at the workplace for enhancement of productivity. He
said that union are now partners in progress and gone are the days
for misconducts, therefore their priority should be for the system
to work for increase in productivity and decorum in the service and
that they should preach peace, diligence and remember that we are
in a regulated system by PSR and Civil Service Rule.
He stated this when the Association of the Senior Civil Servant
of Nigeria (ASCSN) paid a courtesy visit to the Treasury House,
Abuja.
AGF said that the local chapter is active and that he is glad
that he keeps the Union abreast of the happenings in the Treasury
House, and that is why there is a cordial relationship between him
and the staff. According to him, welfare, working environment and
capacity building are necessary to achieve the goals of the
Treasury. “Training is necessary because the staffs that are
knowledgeable will face the tasks ahead, hence we will continue to
put in place amenities for increase in productivity.”
Furthermore, he emphasised on the necessity of a conducive
environment to work, which is what necessitated the provision of
office spaces, maintenance culture, and state-of-the-art clinic in
addition to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which the
Federal Government has provided for them. “There is a provision of
pharmacy; laboratory and ambulance for emergency during office
hours including health care personnel to support the well-being of
staff, a gym and a crèche are also available.” He said that land
has been provided at Treasury School, Orozo to encourage commercial
ventures such as water treatment plant, and real estate development
by the Treasury co-operative society.
AGF stated that OAGF is the last place to come to for arrears
and allowances except that of salary arrears which is the component
handled by them, but allowances should be initiated from the Head
of Service of the Federation, Ministry of Finance and the Budget
Office. He said that the Head of the Civil Service of Federation
has raised the issues to set aside additional money to settle the
workers arrears and gave the assurance that positive results will
soon come out.
Earlier, the FCT Secretary of the Association of Senior Civil
Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN), Mr Isaac Ojemhenke congratulated the
AGF for his reappointment and stated that the unit executives of
the association at Office of the Accountant-General of the
Federation (OAGF) has pre-informed them of AGF performance in terms
of staff welfare and the relationship between him and the staff
which is very cordial and encouraging.
According to him, AGF’s staff welfare approach is worthy to
emulate because it has made the staff happy, especially with the
welfare packages, and pleaded that the relationship should continue
to exist and grow stronger.
Ojemhenke further said that a letter was written to the OAGF on
the 22nd of August, 2019 in order to know the update on the
progress of the payment of civil servants arrears such as promotion
arrears, salary arrears, first 28 days allowance, repatriation
allowance, burial expenses and dead benefit.
“In the past there was a struggle that brought the attention of
the President to the plight of workers as a result of non-payment
of these arrears and machineries were put in place which led to the
payment of the promotion component of the arrears by the OAGF.
“The other arrears ought to have been paid also to enable them
to fully address the concern of their members to make them grow
stronger, hence the visit to know when the remaining arrears would
be paid,” he stated.
The OAGF Unit Chairman of the Association, Mr Onoja, added that
AGF has been a father because his administration has been good to
the welfare of the staff. According to him, the union has always
been carried along in the activities of the office especially in
promotion.
“To whom much is given, much is expected therefore, we must not
deviate from the norms of the civil service rule” he said. Mr Onoja
stated that the slogan ‘ if we don’t kill corruption, corruption
will kill us’ is what the management has never joked with because
any staff found guilty is always dealt with and made to face the
consequences.
He concluded by inviting the FCT Secretary and his team to a
forthcoming seminar with the theme: Hate Speech and How to Take
Care of our Health in Contemporary Workplaces.
Henshaw Ogubike
Deputy Director (Press)