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The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by oyefeel(m): 7:09am On Jun 29, 2015 |
The Presidency, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, to refund over payment of salaries running into millions of naira. The Registrar of the university, David Suowari, was also directed to refund cumulatively the sum of N130, 692.71 per month in excess of his due salary. The over payments were said to have been discovered during the commission’s visit to the institution on May 12, 2015 to carry out an inspection of FUO’s remuneration practices vis-a-vis the extant government’s pay policy. The VC and the registrar were accused of appropriating certain allowances to themselves which were not approved by the government. These concerns were raised in a letter from the NSIWC to Aluko, signed for the Chairman of the Commission by the Director of Compensation, Chike Ogbechie. The commission said, “The findings of the inspection in respect of your institution (Federal University, Otuoke) were as follow: “The Vice-Chancellor was being paid total emoluments of N1,970,476.76 monthly, whereas he should not earn more than N922,810.23 if he were paid furniture allowance en bloc earlier, or N1,043,176.79 if he were being paid furniture allowance. “Much of the difference was attributed to certain allowances which were not approved by the government.” In the case of the registrar, the commission said he was being paid N130,692.71 in excess of his due salary of N502,580.25. The commission also said the university disaggregated its staff salaries against the government’s policy of pay consolidation. The NSIWC, therefore, directed the university to stop “the wrongful practices” and comply with relevant rules and rates. The commission added, “We hereby direct the vice-chancellor and the registrar to refund the cumulative overpayments made to them. “You are to report to the commission in writing, your compliance with this directive within four weeks of this letter.” It will be recalled that Prof. Mobolaji Aluko became the Vice-Chancellor of the university in February 2011. But reacting to the commission’s position, Aluko said in a text message to our correspondent that there was neither disaggregation of salaries nor overpayment of salaries. The vice-chancellor said, “Rather, pension and health insurance allowances were due to three of us, Diaspora Vice-Chancellors who are on Sabbatical from our foreign universities, and co-paid monthly in naira to us for payment to those foreign universities. “Without that concession occurring, our own local salaries would have been wiped out completely, and we could not have accepted the job.” Aluko wondered why the issue was coming up in the fifth and final year of their tenure. “However, the need for accountability is welcome, and Salaries and Wages Commission will be fully reconciled to the full facts,” the VC stated. Copyright PUNCH.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. |
Re: The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by Feranchek(m): 7:11am On Jun 29, 2015 |
Good move |
Re: The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by kelvincoll(m): 7:17am On Jun 29, 2015 |
Good development. All excess cash should be refunded asap! Keep this up and no President, incumbent or incoming would ever need to complain of "empty treasury" ![]() |
Re: The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by rawtouch: 7:19am On Jun 29, 2015 |
Alright |
Re: The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by innofyno(m): 7:24am On Jun 29, 2015 |
Issokay |
Re: The Presidency, Order VC And Registrar To Refund Salary Overpayment, by Nobody: 7:38am On Jun 29, 2015 |
I think we should focus on recovering the billions of dollars with those NNPC/Major oil scammers not petty thieves like this vc Diezani and Ngozi should start vomiting monies already. Sir buhari leave this small men alone first May God guide and give you more wisdom to this we country to greater heights God bless me president God bless me Country/Country men God bless me |
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