Influential Southwest Governor Orders Sack of Workers, Gives Strong Reason
- Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has taken a serious move against workers receiving double salaries
- Akeredolu dismissed officers who were found guilty and set up a seven-member committee to further clean up the system
- Meanwhile, the chairman of the committee explained that the lop-sidedness observed in the posting of officers to health facilities in the urban centres is to the detriment of the ones in the ritual areas
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo state has directed the Head of Service to dismiss officers who are receiving double salaries from the state payroll.
PM News report that Akeredolu gave the directive while receiving the report of the Committee for Verification, Scrutinization, and Clean-up of the State Payroll.
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Akeredolu set up a panel to clean up the system
The governor, who suspected that the state payroll including salaries and pensions had been compromised, set up a seven-member committee to continuously clean up the payroll of infractions, Channels TV added.
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He said:
“We have an over-bloated workforce, and undoubtedly, I am sure there are many ghost workers. Those who are receiving double salaries, apart from recovering the money from them, I am directing the Head of Service to get them dismissed. They must serve as deterrents to others.”
Akeredolu thanked the committee
Governor Akeredolu appreciated the committee for doing a yeoman’s job and not compromising their integrity.
Sanwo-Olu dishes out SUVs, Cash, Dubai return tickets, other prizes to 190 civil servants
In another report, 2 civil servants were compensated with Dubai return tickets, 10 were rewarded with SUVs, and 2 got cash gifts for being outstanding in their service to Lagos state.
It was reported that a total of 190 civil servants were awarded in the junior and senior civil servants.
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the gift at a special luncheon for the year 2022 outstanding public servants yesterday, July 7.
How Lagos BRT drivers allegedly abandon tap-in payment system, short change government
On the contrary, Legit.ng reports that drivers of the BRT system in Lagos have allegedly jettisoned the tap-in system installed to forestall fraud.
Passengers complain that some drivers resort to taking cash from passengers instead of using the system.
An eyewitness said the operators also keep seats for special passengers who do not join queues at terminals.
Source: Legit.ng
