Unpaid election allowances spark crisis in PSC

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Tension is brewing at the Police Service Commission as workers accuse management of failing to pay them several outstanding allowances dating back years, including payments for…

Tension is brewing at the Police Service Commission as workers accuse management of failing to pay them several outstanding allowances dating back years, including payments for the 2022 Ekiti and Osun elections and the 2023 general elections.

The workers also accused management of withholding their Duty Tour Allowances, paid to staff deployed for official trips and assignments.

Other outstanding payments include allowances for the Police Academy, the 2016 police recruitment exercise and the Departmental Selection Board, as well as balances owed for the 2025 Police Constable medical screening.

The workers are also demanding the outstanding balance of the first 28 days’ payment owed to some staff.

It was gathered that the discontent could disrupt activities at the commission if the grievances are not addressed.

Some of the workers, who spoke to our correspondent on Sunday on condition of anonymity, expressed frustration over the unpaid allowances.

“We are preparing for another general election. Could you believe that in the last general elections in 2023, we have not been paid for it?

“The Ekiti and Osun elections in 2022, we have not received a dime for it. Some borrowed money to get the work done. Nothing has been done.

“We have several other allowances that we have not been paid. This place is out of it,” one of the workers said.

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