The federal government says it has commenced the final verification of the defunct staff of the Nigeria Airways.
Addressing the ex- workers of Nigeria Airways in Kano, Director, PICA, Bashir Harisu Mohammed, stated that “the exercise is in furtherance of the federal government’s determination to ensuring that all former public workers, especially those of liquidated agencies, who had genuine and legitimate claims were not denied of such.”
The director stated that PICA, a federal ministry of finance department is responsible for conducting the verification exercise.
In 2018, the Nigerian government paid about 50 per cent of the sum owed, and a legislative stamp authrorising the remaining 50 per cent is required before the payment could be made, said the Nigerian government.
Haidi Sirika, minister of aviation, said that the severance package for the workers of the defunct airways which was liquidated in 2004 by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration had been provided for and would soon be paid.
“We are willing to pay but we have to legalise it by going through the National Assembly for an approval. It is the requirement of the law and this government will always do things in accordance with the law.”
