ADELANI ADEPEGBAPolicemen, who were promoted in May last year, have complained about their unpaid promotion allowances. Our correspondent learnt that the affected policemen made representations to the police leadership about the issue without getting any positive response. It was learnt on Saturday that many of the affected officers, who are Assistant Superintendents of Police and Deputy Commissioners of Police, were still being paid their old salaries. “We want the AGF and the Commissioner of Police in charge of Budget to explain to the world why we have not been paid our promotion allowances. The Force Public Relations Officer, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, said the promotion allowances were being paid in batches, denying that the force was owing any policemen.

Source: Punch January 05, 2019 23:15 UTC