Association Urges Harmonisation Of Workers’ Salaries

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) last Saturday called for parity in salary structure in the Federal Public Service.

According to the association, salaries of civil servants in the ministries, departments and agencies should be harmonised to enhance service delivery.

The association’s President, Mr Bobboi Bala-Kaigama, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lagos.

He said until wage disparity was eliminated in the nation’s public service, staff morale and efficiency would still be a problem.

“Right now we have a pay disparity, but we are looking forward to a public service where a grade level 8 officer in a ministry will receive the same basic salary with his colleague in other departments or agencies.

“The difference should be the allowances because there are unique duties that are performed by workers in some ministries or departments like the heath sector where you have hazard or call duty allowances,” Bala-Kaigama said.

The president stressed the need for special allowances to be introduced in the civil service, especially for workers on peculiar assignments and jobs.

“That is why we are calling on the government to make basic salary uniform across the public service with different allowances for peculiarity of jobs.

“We all go to the same market, the same hospitals and our children also attend the same schools with the children of those being paid fat salaries.