Folashade Yemi-Esan
FG discovers 1,617 civil servants with fake employment letters. The government discovered 1,618 civil officials who possessed bogus employment letters, according to the head of the federation’s civil service, Folashade Yemi-Esan, who made the announcement on Tuesday.
She also mentioned that the administration was attempting to increase the duty tour compensation for civil personnel.
Prior to the 2023 Civil Servants Week, she discussed salary harmonization in the civil service with a limited group of journalists in Abuja.
“To lessen the difference, the Presidential Committee on Salary Harmonization is reviewing compensation. Earlier, 40 per cent of Basic salary approved by FEC as Peculiar allowance with effect from January 2023. Also, we are working towards Upward Review of Staff Duty Tour Allowance.
“On the issue of procurement of insurance cover for the federal government employees from 9th February 2023 to 8th February 2024; and payment of backlog of death benefits to over 1500 deceased officers to their beneficiaries from 2021 to date. The Office of the Head of Service has been working to install the HR Module of IPPIS as part of the third pillar of FCSSIP 25 in order to close the system’s identified shortcomings. As you are aware, prior to the introduction of the current mechanisms put in place to drive the implementation of the IPPIS, the system was bedevilled with considerable leakages and wastes as well as the incessant infiltration of ‘ghost workers’ etc.
“The Office developed control measures in response to the IPPIS’s identified flaws. The creation of a Committee on Enrolment of Newly Hired Civil Servants on March 1, 2021, was notable among other events. As a result, these and other efforts to speed up the rollout of the IPPIS’s HR Module have led to the following: 1,618 false or unlawful employment letters were discovered; officers’ access to the IPPIS platform was continuously suspended for failing to input their records; Verification of 69,854 officers across the core MDAs in FCT and the six (6) geo-political zones.”
Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation, stated on Tuesday that there won’t be a delay in paying federal officials’ salaries for July 2023. During the meeting with the HOS Abuja, she clarified this.
The PUNCH had previously reported that there were issues with the payment of the salary for May 2023 and June 2023.
Madein pointed out that some obstacles outside the Office of the Accountant General’s authority were to blame for the delay in May and June 2023 wages. However, she pointed out that procedures have been set up to guarantee that salaries are paid promptly.
She said, “For May and June, we experienced some challenges beyond our control, but I can assure you that everything has been put in place to ensure that salaries for July 2023 are paid immediately and without delay.”