By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State chapter has stated how the physical verification exercise of Civil Servants led to the discovery of over 2,000 ghost workers in the state.
This development was disclosed by Secretary of the NLC in the State, Comrade Alpha Marshall on Tuesday, during an interview on XL106.9FM’s Super Breakfast Show, “The Talk” in Uyo.
Marshall, who described the revelation as “unpalatable”, commended Governor Umo Eno for the initiative, saying the move has laid a very solid foundation for the civil service
According to Comrade Marshall, a little over 51, 700 Civil servants have so far been verified against the 55,120 workers that were available on record before the verification exercise.
Speaking further, the NLC Secretary who reiterated that the verification process was seamless and transparent, said the report of the exercise is ready for submission to the Governor.
Marshall also stressed that plans are underway to reschedule a verification exercise for workers whose issues bordered on mismatched details on National Identification Number, NIN,
He, however, maintained that the rescheduled exercise will not stop the committee from submitting its report to the Governor.
Recall that Governor Eno had promised to pay the N80,000 minimum wage to all public workers immediately after completion of physical verification exercise, with effect from November last year.
