The Yobe State government has verified the data of 20,763 civil servants, out of the 30,862 workers in the state.
The State’s Head of Service, Hamidu M. Alhaji, disclosed this to newsmen while monitoring the ongoing data-capturing exercise in Damaturu.
He revealed that the data for 10,099 workers remains unverified due to the non-submission of their files by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, (MDAs).
The HoS stressed that the state’s efforts to maintain an accurate personnel database would continue, underscoring the government’s commitment to eliminating ghost workers from its payroll.
While expressing concern over the failure of some MDAs to submit employee files, the Head of Service assured that the outcome of the verification process would guide the state government’s next steps.
The State Commissioner of Finance, Muhammad Abatcha Geidam, threatened that salaries of unverified civil servants would be withheld going forward.
