The Jigawa State Government has revealed that it uncovered 6,348 ghost workers during a staff verification exercise in the state.
Mr. Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Dutse.
According to the findings of the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise, the detection of these ghost workers has resulted in savings of over N314 million monthly.
Musa explained that the State Executive Council had reviewed the report and approved the creation of a Continuous Capture Centre (CCC) within the Office of the Head of Civil Service.
This move is aimed at accelerating the completion of the ongoing data capture and validation process under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Management System (IPPMS).
The exercise, he added, has not only helped identify ghost workers but also led to substantial financial savings, amounting to N314,657,342.06 per month and a total of N3,775,888,809.72 annually.
