The Kogi State government says over 300 ghost workers have, again, found their way into its payroll. She said the development was at the centre of the meeting she held with permanent secretaries and directors of finance and administration in the state civil service on December 26. According to her, the ghost workers are mainly those not cleared during the screening exercise conducted by the state government. The head of service called for increased vigilance on the part of the permanent secretaries and directors to safeguard the system from unscrupulous elements. She then directed the permanent secretaries and directors to raise variation order to remove names of deceased and retired staff from payroll.

Source: Punch December 26, 2019 19:07 UTC