Borno government has inaugurated a 15-member committee to investigate unpaid pensions and gratuities and eliminate ghost workers from its payroll, targeting 20,000 local government staff.
Headed by the Head of Service, Mallam Fannami, the committee includes representatives from key government agencies, labour unions and professional bodies.
According to Fannami, “This exercise will end the era of ghost workers and ensure that pensions reach rightful beneficiaries.”
The committee is tasked with ascertaining the actual number of pensioners, identifying outstanding unpaid pensions and gratuities, recommending efficient administration and payment methods, developing a quarterly tracking system for pensioners, and enhancing transparency and accountability.
The committee will verify local education authority and local government staff to eliminate ghost workers, digitize the system for easy identification, identify pension recipients both living and deceased, and conduct verification across all 27 LGAs, including inaccessible areas.
Fannami assured the exercise would be completed within a month, bringing relief to genuine pensioners.
“This is part of the state government’s efforts to reform the pension system and address workers’ welfare,” he added.
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