BEVERLY HILLS, July 13, (THEWILL) – A total of 3,916 ghost workers have been discovered in Enugu State following a staff audit conducted in the 17 local government councils in the state.
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had, shortly after assuming office, set up an audit panel to verify the number of workers employed in all the councils, including teachers.
Presenting the panel’s report to the Governor on Wednesday, the Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, and Chairman of the audit panel, Hon. Edward Ubosi, said the discovery of the ghost workers had saved the sum of N161.4m from the monthly wage bill of the state government.
The recommended the dismissal of all the workers found to have falsified their age, as well as those incapacitated by ill health.
It added that workers employed contrary to the rules of the civil service, and those found to be ‘impersonators’ should be sacked.
However, the panel recommended that more teachers be engaged in the primary schools in the state and suggested general posting of local government staff in order to engender discipline in the system.
Responding, Ugwuanyi commended the audit panel for doing a ‘thorough’ job.
He noted that the findings made in the local councils would go a long way in helping the state government in its ongoing effort to track down ghost workers in the state public service.
Story by David Oputah
