Civil servants accuse Ambode of withholding deductions from salaries (Guardian)

With less than four months to the end of his tenure as the governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode is being accused by some civil servants of deliberately withholding the deductions from their salaries to the accounts of necessary cooperative societies.

Over thirty cooperative societies operating within Lagos state ministries, agencies and parastatals were affected by the unwitting siege on the funds.

“As I am talking to you, the account of the cooperatives have not been credited for two months – December and January,” an assistant director who was aware of the issue told The Guardian.

“Even November remittances came late.” Read more