The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC) Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has commissioned two coaster buses for the use of his staff at the corps national headquarters.
A statement signed by the Corps spokesman Okeh Emmanuel said the buses will cover designated routes within Abuja and environs.
The CG assured that his administration will not relent in its drive to ensure that staff are adequately taken care of.
He stressed that the release of the buses was in fulfilment of his promise to take the welfare of his staff seriously, adding that his staff have been facing very serious transportation challenges since the relocation of the Corps Headquarters to Sauka along the airport road.
The Commandant General further assured that more buses would be procured and release very soon to ease transportation of personnel.
According to him, the gesture will not be for the National Headquarters alone but assured all States and Zonal Commands, that once funds are made available the states will get theirs.
In the same vein, the Commandant General equally signed an MOU with a property development company, Wesamji International Consult, a German Company to provide the first phase of 5000 staff housing estate in Abuja.
Gana congratulated and appreciated his personnel for their good conducts during the Anambra elections and thank God for the overall success of the polls and safe return of his personnel to their respective Commands. He charged them to continually exhibit the highest form of discipline wherever they find themselves.
On the issue of delay in salary payment, the CG has called on personnel for more patience and to disregard any insinuations of financial mismanagement in some quarters, saying that his administration is committed to financial transparency and measures are being put in place to stamp out corruption in the system.
“The delay is not peculiar to the Corps alone, other services such as Immigration, Prisons and others were affected as a result of the introduction of new payment platform by the Accountant General’s office, other problems was caused by duplication of account numbers and service numbers among others.”
