Investigation on Tuesday revealed that Buhari, through the Office of the National Security Adviser, has also effected over 50 per cent increase in the security agents’ allowance popularly referred to as Risk Cautious Allowance.
There was disquiet among security agents attached to the Presidential Villa over unpaid allowances which, if not addressed urgently, could degenerate into a security breach.
The security officers include those of the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, the Federal Road Safety Commission and the Fire Service among others.
Multiple sources among the security operatives who spoke to Punch on the condition of anonymity confirmed that the government had paid the arrears of allowance that dated back to April 2015.
“Former President Jonathan’s administration paid the allowance up until March 2015 and left those of April and May unpaid. For a long time, the present administration did not pay but it has since cleared all the arrears. They are no longer owing us,” one of the operatives said.
Another operative confirmed the increase in the allowance to our correspondent.
A Presidency source said that with the increase, the administration now expects nothing less than 100 percent loyalty from the security operatives.
“They no longer have excuse not to perform. With this kind of treatment, we will no longer overlook any act of indiscipline on the part of any operative. They have been encouraged enough.”
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