The federal government said it is making concrete efforts to clear the outstanding payments to genuine contractors for contracts executed by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement issued in Abuja.
The OAGF explained that the federal government has laid down rules for the award and execution of contracts adding that no payment would be made for contracts awarded without due process or contracts not executed according to specification.
“The Federal Government has records of contracts executed by MDAs and is meticulous in the payment for these contracts to guarantee value for money spent. Efforts are underway to pay for contracts duly awarded and completed according to specifications”, the OAGF said.
On the N35,000 wage award, the OAGF said the federal government had commenced payment of the five months outstanding arrears in May 2025, adding that the payment of the wage award will continue every month until the arrears are exhausted.
The OAGF said the next payment of the N35,000 wage award will be done in June 2025 after payment of the June 2025 salary.
A group of contractors known as Concerned Contractors of Abuja had last month called on the federal government to settle outstanding payments for projects they executed over the past two years.
The contractors, who staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of the federal ministry of finance in Abuja, expressed frustration over the government’s prolonged indebtedness, which they said is inflicting severe economic hardship on them and their families.
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Kabir Tijani, the spokesperson of the group, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure that the contractors are paid without further delay.
“We’re calling on Mr President to please help us talk to these people to pay us our money,” Tijani said.
“It has been too long, for about two years now, and we have been expecting payments.”
He warned that continued delays could force contractors into desperation, given the country’s current security and economic challenges.
“But we don’t want to get pushed to the wall because we already know the tension in this country, the insecurity in this country. We don’t want to add more to Mr. President.
“We want Mr President to please intervene on behalf of our contractors, our members, to ensure that we are paid our contract money,” he said
Source: The Whistler.
