Gov. Eno’s Verification Exercise Exposes Over 2,000 Ghost Workers In A’Ibom Civil Service – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Akwa Ibom State chapter has applauded Governor Umo Eno over the physical verification exercise of civil servants, adding that over 2,000 ghost workers have so far been discovered in the process.
Secretary of the NLC in the State, Comrade Alpha Marshall, disclosed this on Tuesday during a telephone interview on XL106.9FM’s Super Breakfast Show, “The Talk,” in Uyo.
According to Comrade Marshall, a little over 51,700 civil servants have so far been verified against the 55,120 workers that were available on record before the verification exercise.
Speaking further, the NLC Secretary who reiterated that the verification process was seamless and transparent, said the report of the exercise is ready for submission to Governor Eno.
On civil servants who have yet to be verified, the NLC Secretary, who disclosed that plans are underway to reschedule a verification exercise for workers whose issues are based on mismatched details on the National Identification Number (NIN), maintained that the rescheduled exercise will not stop the committee from submitting the report to the state governor.
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While describing Gov. Eno as a promise keeper, Comrade Marshall expressed optimism that once the report is reviewed by the Governor, civil servants will be paid the new minimum wage.
It would be recalled that Governor Eno, in his avowed commitment to the welfare of civil servants in the State, had promised to pay the N80,000 minimum wage to all public workers immediately after the completion of the physical verification exercise, with effect from November 2024.
