2 Million Ghost Workers On FG’s Payroll - KIlodeeeeee

A former director with the Federal Civil Service; Mr Gabriel Omohinmi has revealed that the recent investigation that discovered 45,000 ghost workers in the Federal Government’s payroll is just a drop in the system.

According to him, if a thorough investigation is conducted, “there are about 2-3million ghost workers in the civil service.”

“The audit that revealed the 45,000 ghost workers was only carried out on 251 Ministries and Department and Agencies (MDAs). We still have 321 MDAs that have not yet being touched” stated the former director.

Further explaining the rot in the civil service, Mr Omohinmi stated that the service operates a system whereby relatives of a family pack themselves onto the government’s payroll.

“It is disheartening. In some agencies, you will find a mother, a cousin, a nephew, a son, a daughter, all loaded in the same agency posted to various departments. If you have cause to complain about the person who brought them in, they go home and meet the person and the following morning, queries start flying all about….so you dare not protest.”

He further adds that this network frustrates any iota of activism of union members. “Once they see that you are active, they throw you to Siberia where one cannot operate.”

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