Payment of salary to workers not on IPPIS will end by October 31 —Buhari

Any Federal Government worker not captured on the Integrated
Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by October 31
would not be paid his monthly salary.

President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this during the
presentation of the 2020 budget proposal to the joint session of
the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said this was of the federal government efforts aimed at
managing personnel costs in line with its fight against
corruption.

According to him, all agencies of government must obtain
permission and follow due process as they embark on any recruitment
exercise.

“We shall sustain our efforts in managing personnel costs.

”Accordingly, I have directed the stoppage of the salary of any
Federal Government staff that is not captured on the Integrated
Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform by the
end of October 2019.

”All agencies must obtain the necessary approvals before
embarking on any fresh recruitment and any contraventions of these
directives shall attract severe sanctions,” he said.

He said total overhead cost for the year 2020 stood at over N400
billion, with additional provisions for the newly created
ministries.

“Overhead costs are projected at N426.6 billion in 2020.
Additional provisions were made only for the newly created
Ministries,” he said.

”I am confident that the benefits of these new Ministries as it
relates to efficient and effective service delivery to our citizens
significantly outweigh their budgeted costs.

“That said, the respective Heads of Ministries Departments and
Agencies (MDAs) must ensure strict adherence to government
regulations regarding expenditure control measures.

”The proliferation of Zonal, State and Liaison Offices by
Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (‘MDAs’), with
attendant avoidable increase in public expenditure, will no longer
be tolerated,” the president said.

Buhari said the 2020 budget tagged; ”Budget of Sustainable
Growth and Job Creation,” has a proposed non-debt recurrent
expenditure of N3.6 trillion, covering personnel and pension
costs.

“The non-debt recurrent expenditure includes N3.6 trillion for
personnel and pension costs, an increase of N620.28 billion over
2019.

“This increase reflects the new minimum wage as well as our
proposals to improve remuneration and welfare of our Police and
Armed Forces.

”You will all agree that good governance, inclusive growth and
collective prosperity can only be sustained in an environment of
peace and security. Our fiscal reforms shall introduce new
performance management frameworks to regulate the cost to revenue
ratios for Government Owned Enterprises, which shall come under
significant scrutiny,” he added.

Buhari maintained that his administration would reward
exceptional revenue and cost management performance, while ”severe
consequences will attend failures to achieve agreed revenue
targets.”

Subscribe ToNairalaw News!