Yakubu Busari,Jos
The Commissioner For Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Plateau State , Empraim Usman has said the present government is battling to upset the backlog of workers salary incurred by the past government .
Speaking during the monthly briefing held at Joseph Gwomwalk Secretariat on Tuesday , Usman disclosed that the Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang administration inherited backlog of workers salary arrears .
He disclosed further that all the 17 local governments obtained 200 million naira each before the expiration of their tenure without any project connected to the loan.
According to him, the team of investigators went round the LGAs to assessment tour of visiting site of the projects but uncovered no single project was link to the loan .
He stated that the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under his supervision ensure that *no Transition committee Chairmen was allow to take loan unless the backlog of arrears and salary is settle*.
That Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang have vowed to complete all payment of pension pending since 1986 till date so government is advising retirees to avail themselves of the ongoing screening .
However, Usman assured of government intention to investigate the corruption in the 17 LGAs , adding that the governor quickly address the long time problem of traditional council of the Ngolong Ngas which the stool remain for years without a first class chief .
According to Usman, the regime has put arrangement on ground to issue digitalize indigene certificate and the marriage certificate linking NIN because one person is parading two to three LGAs indigene certificate which is affecting the state.
He explained that the introduction of the digital version of obtaining indigene certificate and marriage certificate was to stop corruption and criminality in the state and to help influx of foreigners in the state.
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