The ministry of finance has released the state-by-state breakdown of the first tranche of Paris Club refunds paid by the federal government.
According to a statement signed by Salisu Dambatta, director of press, ministry of finance, the payments which totalled N516.38 billion were made to the 36 states and the FCT.
“The debt service deductions are in respect of the Paris Club, London Club and Multilateral debts of the FG and States. While Nigeria reached a final agreement for debt relief with the Paris Club in October 2005, some States had already been overcharged,” the statement read.
“The funds were released to state governments as part of the wider efforts to stimulate the economy and were specifically designed to support states in meeting salary and other obligations, thereby alleviating the challenges faced by workers.
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“The releases were conditional upon a minimum of 50 percent being applied to the payment of workers’ salaries and pensions. The Federal Ministry of Finance is reviewing the impact of these releases on the level of arrears owed by State Governments.
Here is exactly how much every state got as refund of overdeductions made from 1995 to 2002:
| State | Total amount paid (NGN) |
|---|---|
| Abia | 11,431,531,742.97 |
| Adamawa | 10,257,434,321.63 |
| Akwa Ibom | 25,981,255,165.12 |
| Anambra | 12,243,313,404.68 |
| Bauchi | 13,755,553,122.51 |
| Bayelsa | 24,895,696,347.55 |
| Benue | 13,709,343,498.51 |
| Borno | 14,681,869,730.63 |
| Cross River | 12,150,687,893.85 |
| Delta | 27,606,963,362.46 |
| Ebonyi | 9,016,166,759.96 |
| Edo | 12,182,253,184.99 |
| Ekiti | 9,545,673,294.17 |
| Enugu | 10,723,578,819.32 |
| Gombe | 8,945,755,396.38 |
| Imo | 14,001,610,365.94 |
| Jigawa | 14,215,333,413.52 |
| Kaduna | 15,443,458,455.10 |
| Kano | 21,740,390,362.48 |
| Katsina | 16,404,261,819.71 |
| Kebbi | 11,954,998,982.90 |
| Kogi | 11,055,455,191.60 |
| Kwara | 10,241,288,653.14 |
| Lagos | 16,743,876,266.21 |
| Nasarawa | 9,102,098,342.24 |
| Niger | 14,421,586,309.89 |
| Ogun | 11,478,749,388.92 |
| Ondo | 14,007,296,628.57 |
| Osun | 12,628,212,681.25 |
| Oyo | 13,315,423,054.25 |
| Plateau | 11,288,158,110.82 |
| Yobe | 10,826,206,233.18 |
| Zamfara | 10,884,771,188.99 |
| Rivers | 34,925,785,322.06 |
| Sokoto | 12,882,257,093.52 |
| Taraba | 9,326,607,975.00 |
| FCT | 1,369,735,000.09 |
| TOTAL |
516,384,636,883.81 |
A detailed report is being compiled for presentation to the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, as part of the process for approval for the release of any subsequent tranches.
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12 comments
The President has done a good and compassionate work to ameliorate the problems of nonpayment of salaries, pensions, the only problem is the diverting of funds meant for governance to personal account, I think PMB should look into this and sanction any Governor fund wanting.
Mr president has tried tremendeousely, but our problems is our Governors and mismanagement
Your comment..IT ISWELL
Only God will deliver workers in nigeria from the hand of state governors. they are so bad. they care for nobody.
Your comment..I Pray the governors should be checked because this monies are liable for diversion as we all know,State Govs are the problems to Nigerian Workers. let the anti graft agencies monitor the process and as agreed the 50% be used for Salaries and pensions. The LGAs should be looked into properly they are really forgotten by the Govs with the joint accounts.
Mr President/FG is tryin so much 4 d gud of Nigerians, only dat d govs are frustratin him & states /natnl assemblies are not workin d way they shd 2 caution d govs. They re not representatin us well.
Your comment..PMB is trying his best to alleviate the suffering of the workers but the Governors don’t have the same philosophy with him they are all after their personal purses. The money should be monitored by the anti graft agencies and ensure that it’s used for the payment of workers salary arrears and pension.
That z gud enof but governor should be checkmate to aviod mismanagement of fund
halaluya! But When Will He Pay Them?
Please, the federal government should advice the delta state governor to address the payment issues of the 99 staff of college of education Warri Delta State whom have been facing This problem of payment of salaries since the year 2013 to date . Working without payment.why?
Delta state govt should ensure it pays the backlog of arrears it owes workers in the state, most especially those workers the governor has denied their payment of promotional arrears that they are legally entitled to..
As the money comes to Delta state, payment of backlog of arrears, especially promotion arrears salary pls, because it is the entitlement and right of the civil servant..