Abia State Ghost Workers’ Phenomenon: 2300 Names Discovered, Over N200m Recovered Monthly

The Abia State Government says it has saved over N200 million on monthly wage bill following ongoing verification of civil servants and other public workers in the state.  State Accountant General, Deaconess Njum Onyemenam, said the huge savings was made using a unified payment system.  Onyemenam, who spoke Monday after a meeting with the state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, said the verification exercise was still ongoing and that the government hopes to make more savings.  “So far, we have been able to save N220 million from the ongoing verification…

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