In a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, NSCDC Public Relations Officer Babawale Afolabi addressed the controversy surrounding a January 23 report on personnel welfare matters.
“Payment of arrears is managed by the Presidential Committee on Arrears, led by the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation and the Accountant General of the Federation—not the NSCDC,” he explained.
The spokesperson noted that when the current leadership assumed office in 2021, they inherited five years of outstanding salary arrears.