Thousands of federal civil servants from across the states of the federation are accusing the Office Of The Head Of The Federal Civil Service of plans to tag 17, 000 as ghost workers, after denying them their September salary.
The workers, most of whom have been at the public service institute in Abuja since Sunday for a compulsory physical verification exercise, after an online screening, insist there is foul play in the process.
Nursing mothers, the sick, and persons with disabilities from across Nigeria are awaiting verification to authenticate their status as federal civil servants.
But the process has become too cumbersome for many, following the absence of officials, as a few have resorted to making brisk business.
Like Philip Asiogbu, who was involved in an accident yesterday on his way from Lagos, several others have been trapped, coming to Abuja for the exercise.
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Despite the congested area for the verification, our crew managed to find a few officials, but efforts to make some inquiries met strong resistance, even from those who have been privileged to be attended to.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria raised an alarm about plans to deny 17,000 workers salaries, with claims that they were not captured in the Integrated Payroll And Personnel Information System, IPPIS, in the Accountant General’s Office, and the Office Of The Head of the Federal Civil Service.
The Director of Press, Office Of The Head Of The Federal Civil Service, Ahmed Mohammed, has in reaction, asked the civil servants to be orderly and cooperate with the IPPIS officials, for a smooth process, while denying any foul play as alleged by the workers.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
