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Borno uncovers 22,556 ghost workers after double verifications The Punch
NO fewer 2,556 ghost workers have been unearthed in Borno State.
This was the finding after two simultaneous verifications ordered by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum.
The numbers of ghost workers were contained in separate reports presented on Wednesday to the governor by the Committee on Local Government Staff Verification chaired by Senator Kaka Malam Yale and another on primary school teachers chaired by Dr Shettima Kullima.
The findings revealed that 14,762 ghost workers were within the local government pay system, while 7,794 ghost teachers were also identified.
A total figure of over N420m was saved according to the data presented to the governor. The amount came from about N183.6m recovered in bogus teachers’ salaries, while another N237m was recovered from ghost local government staff.