Taraba State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has
directed that the salaries of local council workers
and the arrears of pensioners at councils level be
paid directly into their bank accounts.

According to thePermanent Secretary, Bureau for
Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Bello
Yero, the directive would help to curb corruption
at the councils.

“It would also motivate the workers in their
duties,” he added. He said this was part of efforts
by the state governor to reposition the local
councils for effective service delivery.
Before this directive, council workers are paid by
the chairmen.
This method, according to the workers often leads
to shortages in their salaries. However, some
council workers lauded the development, stressing
that if sustained their monthly salaries would no
longer be tampered with.

“This is the best thing the state governor and the
leadership of the Bureau of Local Government and
Chieftaincy Affairs has done to us since the
creation of this state,” one of the workers said.
Some of the workers confirmed that they had
started receiving bank alerts for the payments.

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