No New Salary Structure for Armed Forces Yet – DHQ

• No New Salary Structure for Armed Forces Yet – DHQ

The Defence Headquarter on Friday said there is no new salary structure for the members of Armed Forces of Nigeria yet.

DHQ, in a statement, reacted to what it described as “fictitious document” being circulated on some social media platforms in that regard.

“The DHQ, therefore, wishes to reiterate that the purported new salary scale for members of the AFN being circulated is nothing but a false and malicious publication intended to cause disaffection among members of the AFN, as no such salary scale exists,” Col. Onyema Nwachukwu said in the statement.

Nwachukwu said the DHQ was shocked by the circulation of the fictitious document which had gone viral on social media, purportedly showing a new upgraded AFN salary structure with effect from May 2019.

“The DHQ wishes to clarify that the said document does not exist; neither does it reflect the true salary structure of personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

“It would be recalled that the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, signed a new minimum wage of N30,000 on April 18.

“It is also very pertinent for the general public to note that the AFN does not approve salaries for its personnel,” Nwachukwu said.

He, therefore, urged personnel and the general public to discountenance the “fake document” in its entirety.