BREAKING: Jigawa uncovers 6,348 ghost workers

The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers through its staff verification exercise, saving the state over N314 million monthly or N3.7bn annually.

The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture, Mr. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse.

According to Musa, the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise revealed the ghost workers and resulted in significant financial savings.

“The exercise resulted in the detection of 6,348 ghost workers and saved the state an average of N314,657,342.06 monthly, amounting to N3,775,888,809.72 annually,” he said.

Musa further stated that the State Executive Council had reviewed the audit report and approved the establishment of a Continuous Capture Centre at the Office of the Head of Civil Service.

This move, he said, would “fast-track the completion of the data capture and validation process, as part of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Management System.”

The commissioner also announced that the council had approved contracts for the rehabilitation of flood-damaged roads, including Andaza – Gadewa – Aujara; Unguwar Mani – Korayel – Rorau; and Tsamiya – Yalwan Damai – Litinin Tudu in Roni, Gwiwa, and Birnin Kudu Local Government Areas of the state.

He added, “The council also approved N254.8m for the completion of community-based integration into the state’s Social Register Data Management Information System.

“This initiative aligns with the Umar Namadi administration’s efforts to expand social security coverage to communities previously excluded from the social register.”

The commissioner further revealed that the SEC endorsed the implementation of recommendations from the Committee for the Retrieval of Farmlands Allocation across the state.

“This is in line with the committee’s implementation roadmap recommended for promoting peaceful co-existence between farmers and herders across Jigawa State,” Musa said.