Lloydant Business Services does not pay tax to Abia govt, lawmaker alleges

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Majority Leader, Hon. Solomon Akpulonu, on Tuesday, brought a Matter of Urgent Public Importance on the processes of payment of staff salaries in Abia State.

According to Akpulonu, the company contracted for Salary payment of civil servants, Lloydant Business Services, does not pay Tax to Abia government. He also blamed the company for the hitches experienced in payment of salaries.

In his words: "Mr Speaker, during the tenure of the last House, we were being paid salaries on 10th of every next month until this current 7th House intervened which now see us going home with our salaries promptly every month end

"Mr Speaker, the company (Lloydant Business Services) that was contracted for this salary processing doesn't even pay tax to the Abia State Government. Our salaries are being prepared in Enugu even though I learnt that Lloydant contract will be expiring anytime soon."

 He prayed the house to Suspend Lloydant Business Services and their system of processing salaries, and to empower the House Committee on Finance to look into the processes on the payment of salaries in Abia State.

Supporting the motion, the Lawmaker representing Isuikwuato State Constituency, Hon. Emeka Okoroafor said:

"Mr Speaker, the 1999 Constitution has empowered this House to look into the administration and distribution of funds appropriated by this House.

"I hereby support that we terminate the contract of Lloydant".

The Member representing Ugwunagbo State Constituency, Hon. Munachim Alozie, in his contribution said it was sad to hear that the salaries of Abia State workers are being processed in Enugu.

"I support that we call for immediate suspension of the contract of Lloydant", he said.

The Member representing Isialangwa North State Constituency, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, said he recalled that almost all the reports by the Ad Hoc Committees of the House indicted Loydant Business Services.

"I want to Support the motion as moved and move a step further that we call on the Executive to suspend all services of Lloydant Business Services in Abia State.

"It is a shame that they take the salaries of this State to prepare in Enugu; they pay their taxes there and not even in Abia State”.

The Member representing Umuahia East State Constituency, Hon. Chukwudi Apugo, recalled that the House had in the 6th House passed a resolution on the matter.

"Mr Speaker, we must go beyond this Lloydant thing and go a step further to look into the Salary Committee, we must start from the root to solve this problem".

The Member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Hon. Mike Ukoha, aligned with the Lawmaker for Umuahia East State.

"I wonder that such a company preparing salaries for Abia State is taking such Business to another State which means there is lack of Transparency.

 

The Member representing Ukwa West State Constituency, Hon. Godwin Adiele, supported that the prayers in the Matter of Urgent Public Importance be granted as prayed.

 

The Speaker, Rt Hon.Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, thanked the Members for their contributions saying "This House will not hesitate to remove that clog, no matter who is involved.

"I do not see the reason why the salaries of Abia State workers will be prepared in another State and brought here for payment.

"Any resolution of this House must be respected", the Speaker said.

RESOLUTION

(1) We resolve again that the Salary Committee be disbanded.

(2) The services of Lloydant be disengaged immediately pending the outcome of the report of the House Committee on Finance.

The House subsequently adopted the Resolution as read by the Speaker.

The Leader moved that the House amend House Rule to enable them take one more Matter of Urgent Public Importance; the motion was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Abraham Oba, while the House responded in the affirmative when the Speaker put the Motion up for Vote.

 


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