Staff Verification Exposes 6,348 Ghost Workers In Jigawa

By Ayodele Oni

The ongoing audit of the work force in Jigawa state has unveiled 6,348 ghost workers as at Monday.

This was contained in a report of the Staff Verification Exercise submitted to the state Executive Council on Tuesday.

The state commissioner for information, Mr Sagir Musa, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, as part of the outcome state executive Council meeting.

The commissioner explained that the council  approved the establishment of Continuous Capture Centre (CCC) at the Office of the Head of Civil Service, for the completion of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise.

This, he said, is part of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Management System (IPPMS) for the Jigawa State Government.

The project resulted in detection of 6,348 ghost workers and a significantly saves cost with an  average of N314,657,342.06 per month and N3,775,888,809.72 per annum.

According to him, the council approved the award of contract for the rehabilitation and maintenance of three roads across the state, to address roads affected by the 2024 rainy season.

The roads includes Andaza – Gadewa – Aujara Road in Kiyawa and Jahun

LGAs at the contract sum of N1, 214,869, 110,00, Unguwar Mani – Korayel -Rorau in Roni and Gwiwa

LGAs, at the contract sum of N2,829,599,036.25K.

Tsamiya – Yalwan Damai – Litinin Tudu in Birnin Kudu LGA, at the contract sum of N199,726, 404.04K.

Musa also disclosed that the Council has approved the release of sum of N254,877,600.00, for the completion of Community-Based integration into the Jigawa State Government Social Register Data Management Information System.

“This is in line with the Namadi administration’s efforts to expand Social Security Coverage to cover communities left out in the Social Register.

“The State Executive Council also approved the full implementation of the recommendations of the Committee for the Retrieval of Farmlands Allocation across the state by 22 MDAs.

“This is in line with the Committee’s implementation roadmap recommended for promoting peaceful co-existence between farmers and herders across the state.”