Enugu: Governor Mbah Orders Verification of LG Workers in the State

BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU

Apparently to fish out ghost workers, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has directed for the verification and biometric capturing of all local government workers in the state.

A public statement signed by Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) dated November 30, 2023, the governor said that the verification committee would be inaugurated on Friday, December 1, 2023 at the Government House, Enugu.

“The verification exercise shall commence on that same Friday, December 1, 2023 and continue till the end of February 2024 with random visits by the verification committee to any of the 17 local governments in the state any working day of the week.

“Workers are expected to be on duty with their letters of appointment and schedule of duty for verification and biometric capturing. Those absent and others confirmed not to have been fulfilling the terms of their employment shall cease to be government employees.

“Also, all local governments by this announcement are hereby directed to henceforth submit their lists of attendance for the previous week on Wednesdays to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government via the email address: ssg@enugustate.gov.ng“, the governor stated.

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Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.