The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has denied that its officials demanded a bribe of N1m to facilitate payment for some contractors who supplied various items in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It was gathered that the allegation was a ploy by some desperate contractors to blackmail the FCTA officials following the delay in the payment of their contract sums.
The delay in the payment of some contractors, it was gathered, was due to processing error, as some of the contractors due for payment were yet to complete documentation.
However, the FCTA has assured that all outstanding payments which are mostly limited Health and Human Services Secretariat would be paid soon.
FCTA reaffirms commitment to pay COVID-19 contractors
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to pay all outstanding liabilities owed contractors who supplied various items during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday while addressing contractors yet to be paid for jobs executed for the administration during the period.
Adesola, who appealed to the contractors to exercise patience, however, revealed that in spite of funding challenges, the administration had paid 109 contractors for supplying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS).
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Events have remained tumultuous in Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari made his latest trip to the United Kingdom late last month.
While the president is resting in London, back home, Nigeria is grappling with a fever of industrial actions by public servants. Those out on strike include judiciary workers, resident doctors, parliamentary staff, Federal Capital Territory workers and staff of polytechnics and monotechnics nationwide. The doctors, on Saturday, suspended their strike for four weeks after some concessions from the federal government.
There have also been renewed attacks on security facilities across the country, particularly in the Southeast, as the face-offs continue between security operatives and criminals.
The staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) have grounded government business as they demand the removal of the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola.
The usually busy premises of the national capital’s bureaucracy was deserted with scanty car parks and empty offices.
The industrial action, which commenced on Monday as a warning to press home demands of the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) has left customers of the key agencies in the FCTA stranded.
Our checks revealed that customers Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) Department of Development Control, Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) were left frustrated as they could not get services for waste management and evacuation, land processing and building approvals from the aforementioned strategic agencies.
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