No directive has been issued to workers to change their salary accounts in banks they registered on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has clarified.
The office in a statement in Abuja said because the IPPIS Office accords utmost priority to the wellbeing of workers, it would not issue any directive that would mislead, misguide or cause unnecessary panic and confusion to workers.
The OAGF explained that whenever there was an application for change of salary account by workers, such was always a personal decision of the worker concerned.
“The IPPIS Office has not issued any general directive to this effect, as there was no reason to do so,” tje statement said.
The OAGF however asked financial institutions to implement necessary strategies to boost customers’ confidence and guarantee efficient fulfillment of their obligations to persons whose salaries were domiciled in such financial institutions and Nigerians in general.
The OAGF noted that there were agencies that were statutorily mandated to determine the health as well as viability of financial institutions and expressed optimism that those agencies were up to their tasks.
The Office advised workers that may have genuine reasons to change their salary accounts on the IPPIS platform to follow the official procedures for such exercise.
Meanwhile, the Office announced on Saturday that the Federal Government has released funds for the payment of withheld salary of Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU) over a recent nationwide strike action.
The OAGF said payments to the Non-Academic Staff Unions of Federal Universities had already commenced, with many of the workers confirming the receipt of their pay.
Also, the OAGF confirmed the release of funds for the payment of benefits to retirees under the Nigerian Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS)
The Office reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to efficiently cater for the wellbeing of Nigerian workers and retirees at all times.