The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has described as false,reports of its Personnel planning not to participate in the forthcoming general election.
Mr Olusola Odumosu, NSCDC Director Public Relations,made the refutal on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him,thousands of NSCDC personnel will be deployed to every nook and cranny for the elections and to protect critical national infrastructure.
“Not exempting the protection of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), its staff and electoral materials,all in a bid to ensure a peaceful election.
Speaking about the payment of personnel that supervised Osun governorship election,Odumosu said,the organization had set up a committee to fast track the payment of allowances of personnel who covered the election headed by the Director of Finance and Accounts, Mrs Comfort Danladi.
He said the committee will make necessary follow-ups with the Federal Ministry of Finance to ensure the release of all funds.
He attributed the delay in the payment of the allowances to bureaucratic bottlenecks.
“The Federal Government recently released Osun election allowances which is in the process of disbursement to operatives who participated in the election duty.
“We were also promised that the allowances for Ekiti election is in the process of release to the Corps.
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“Concerned personnel are therefore urged to exercise more patience as the payment process cannot be completed in one day,” he said.
He said the recently released fund was due to the commitment and passion of NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi,to ensure that staff welfare was not relegated.
“CG is very passionate about the welfare of personnel and would not fold his arms and allow personnel to groan in anguish, pain or very low morale in the course of carrying out their duties especially in the forthcoming general elections.” Odumosu reiterated.
“The Ministry of Finance can be reached for more details about the circumstances surrounding the delay as regards payment of the election allowances,”he advised.