By Jennifer Y Omiloli
The Ebonyi Government has offered acquittal to phantom specialists found during series of verification in the state, exchange chances to refund cash they unlawfully gathered as salaries.
The offer which was contained in an statement marked on Saturday by Mr Emmanuel Uzor, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, further said that the pardon period would last from Aug.30 to Sept.10.
“We are giving the amnesty to all ghost workers within the stipulated period to surrender and negotiate the repayment of all illegally collected funds to the state and Local Government Areas (LGA),” the statement said.
“The state government is happy to announce that it has made significant progress as the verification has saved it and the LGA about N60 million for one month.
“This exercise will be regular until all ghost workers or workers who benefit from illegal, multiple payments are flushed, to ensure more employment opportunities for our brothers and sisters.
“We have procured the services of financial institutions with bias in Information Communication Technology (ICT) to deploy Bank Verification Number (BVN) in tracking and prosecuting ghost workers,” the statement said.
“They should use the approved verification documents authored by the state Head of Service as all stakeholders in charge of payments should take note and act accordingly,” it said.
