Reps to investigate Army over non-payment of N663b allowances

THE House of Representatives has mandated its committee on Army to investigate the alleged non-payment of N663 billion non-regular allowances by the Nigerian Army to its personnel over the last two years.

This followed a motion sponsored by Abubakar Nalaraba, drawing the attention of the House to an alleged underutilisation of the resources despite increment in budgetary provision for these allowances in 2020 and 2021.

The lawmaker also raised concerns that despite the increment in budgetary provision for non-regular allowances from N283 billion in 2020 to about N380 billion in 2021, the welfare of army personnel has not felt the corresponding effect, and also personnel of the Nigerian Army involved in internal security operations, training and performance of other military duties are still being owed various types of non-regular allowances.