The Bauchi State Government has uncovered over 41,000 ghost workers on its
payroll, 5 months after Governor Bala Mohammed assumed office.
Governor Bala who disclosed this while hosting members of the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT) Minister’s Press Corps, said out of the 101,000 civil
servants employed by the state, thousands are receiving salaries without the
compulsory Bank Verification Number (BVN).
He stated that a lot compromise took place in the last administration, but
he will not succumb to such.
“Just last week, we discovered that some of our civil servants are ghost
workers. The Federal Government has said that everybody must have a BVN.
“But 41, 000 out of 101, 000 civil servants in Bauchi State do not have BVN
and they have been collecting salaries under the last administration. A lot of
compromise happened.
“Those who have BVN have been getting alerts, but the rest of the civil
servants must be investigated. It is good to note that the government has not
employed any graduate in the last four years. Yet our salaries are increasing.
And some mischievous people are complaining about my discoveries.
“Some of the ghost workers we suspect are conniving with our education
secretaries in the local governments and health directors. As a civil servant,
I am just suspending them to find out what happened. And if I find out that
they are not compromising, I will be just and equitable to them. If otherwise,
the civil service rules will apply to them, so that nobody will do it
again” Bala said.
