Quarters imbroglio: Matters arising, as govt pulls-back decades after monitization

By Fidelis Ugbomeh
Provision of quarters for staff of government parastatals pre-dates 1898 when Nigerian Railway Corporation was established as one of the nation’s pioneering establishments.
Close to a century after this, in 1996 to be precise, former President Olusegun Obasanjo introduced monitization policy whereby the consolidated salary scheme, sales of official vehicles and quarters were offered to workers of government parastatals/agencies.
Despite full implementation of monitization policy by parastatals/agencies such as FAAN, defunct NITEL, Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) National Assembly, (APO Quarters) Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA) Daily Times Nigeria Limited (DTN...