The ongoing closing severance cost course of for the previous staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways has attracted a big crowd of the ex-staff and their next-of-kin on the Skypower premises on the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos.
The course of, which is in its final stage, is anticipated to profit over 5,000 employees of the defunct Nigeria Airways.
Speaking throughout the train, the Director, Presidential initiative Continuos Audit (PICA) within the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Seldam Dangin, mentioned they had been making an enormous cost to the previous staff, whereas claims involving deceased staff and their next-of-kin are nonetheless present process verification.
It was gathered that verification of the next-of-kin of deceased former workers commenced final week throughout the six geopolitical zones of the nation.
Dangin additional disclosed that the verification train is aimed toward establishing the identities and eligibility of the next-of-kin earlier than the processing and cost of the excellent severance advantages due to them.
He mentioned the train is coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Finance as a part of efforts to conclude the long-running cost course of and make sure that all eligible beneficiaries obtain their entitlements.
A beneficiary of the train, mentioned that the federal government was dedicated to making certain that each surviving former workers and the rightful next-of-kin of deceased beneficiaries had been coated, topic to the completion of the required verification and documentation.
In response to a query, Dangin additional mentioned that the Ministry of Finance, by way of this motion, was decided to conduct the train in a clear, orderly, and accountable method to facilitate the profitable conclusion of the ultimate cost course of.
The graduation of the verification train throughout the six geopolitical zones is anticipated to assist set up the claims of beneficiaries who couldn’t obtain their entitlements earlier than the loss of life of the previous workers.
He mentioned: “As you can see, the final process has commenced. In the Lagos zone alone, we have thousands of the former workers who have stormed the Skypower premises for verification of their documents. Things are going on peacefully.”
“The Ministry of Finance is doing the due diligence to ensure that everyone is captured in this last exercise. We are very hopeful that the process will end well,” he added.
