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Afenifere demands identity of masterminds of 50,000 ghost workers
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political Organisation, Afenifere, has urged the Federal Government to publicise the employers of the 50,000 ghost workers the government claimed it discovered and retrench same from the public service.
The group in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin, criticised the decision of government not to make public the names of the 11 civil servants, who masterminded the act.
He said, “The attention of Afenifere has been drawn to the recent revelation by the Federal Government that over 50,000 ghost workers have been retrenched from the public service of the Federation.
“The country lost about N143 billion as payments to these ghosts while they were in the employment of the Federal Government. And as to the action the government has taken on the matter, we were told that the names of the 11 civil servants who masterminded the act have been sent to the EFCC for prosecution.
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“We are alarmed that the 11 civil servants who committed this crime have been granted anonymity as the government has shielded their identities from the public. Yet this is the same country where politicians have been detained and charged to court over amount that pales into insignificance compared to the N143billion involved here.
“We however demand immediate unveiling of the identities of the 11 officers who have been fingered in the 50,000 ghost workers standard. This would remove the fear that there is a grand conspiracy to cover up this crime,” part of the statement read.
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Balarabe musa
December 30, 2016 at 12:34 pm
What is their identity meant for? It is just pure waste of time and resources. The major thing is to fish out more ghost workers.
JOHNSON PETER
December 30, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Well, finding out the employers of the ghost workers is not a bad idea at all. At least when they fish them as the masterminders , they flush them out of the system too.
Roland Uchendu Pele
December 30, 2016 at 12:49 pm
This administration is a secretive one. They claim they are fighting corruption, but they go about it in the most suspicious way possible.
seyi jelili
December 30, 2016 at 1:33 pm
can you clarify your point? in what suspicious way are they fighting corruption, please I need to know. or that they wiped away 50,000 ghost workers is suspicious?
Joy Madu
December 31, 2016 at 2:54 am
No leader is fighting corruption instead they are given it the worst to grow more. Our leaders know the ghost workers.because that is what gives them money to remain as the leader
yanju omotodun
December 30, 2016 at 1:07 pm
Ghost workers gulped almost #200bn yearly in Nigeria before now, but thanks to the government of Buhari, he was able to stop this syndrome. We need to know the employers and payers of these ghost workers so as to bring them to book.
Animashaun Ayodeji
December 30, 2016 at 6:16 pm
Well, It will be reasonable if the federal government can publish the names of the Ghost workers for the public to know. We all believe some ghost workers have been flushed out, but we need to see proof.
Nonso Ezeugo
December 31, 2016 at 2:49 am
You better stop wating for proof and move On with your life.and allow those leaders die into there frustrated lies that does not have proof
Margret Dickson
December 30, 2016 at 6:19 pm
The masses deserve to know the brains behind the employments of over 50,000 ghost workers, Their families need to know them, they need to know the type of person they are