The President, Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of
warning to those in the public service who recruit, conceal and defend the
activities of ghost workers, saying that they will be severely punished.
This is as he said heads of government Ministries,
Departments and Agencies who label new projects as ongoing will be penalised
when found out.
Buhari said this on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, in
his address at the 3rd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public
Sector themed ‘Corruption and Cost of Governance: New Imperatives for Fiscal
Transparency.’
Buhari said, “Government will strike a balance to maintain
social equilibrium, mitigate the effects of the economic hardship and at the
same time reduce the cost of governance.
“Nevertheless, those who illegally bring in personnel into
the public service and conceal ghost workers must be and will be severely
punished”.
Speaking on the increased cost of governance, the President
said, “Some MDAs have devised a fraudulent practice of presenting new projects
as ongoing projects.
“Sanctions will be meted out to the heads of such errant
MDAs. I have confidence that the ICPC will continue to maintain the vigilance
required.”
Earlier, Buhari had presented the 2021 public service
integrity awards to three recipients.
They include Assistant Commander of Narcotics, National Drug
Law Enforcement Agency, Muhammed Ahmed, Deputy Director, Legal, Federal
Ministry of Information and Culture, Nelson Okoronkwo and a Nigerian PhD
student in Japan, Ikenna Nweke, who the President named Citizens
Anti-corruption Volunteer Group Icon.
ICPC Certificates of Integrity were also presented to four
other public servants including Ifalolu Ifabiyi, a Chief Technical Officer at
the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government; Umar Tsoho, an Assistant
Director at the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development; Okoli Ukamaka,
a Director at FCT Pensions; and Sebastian Zoemlong, an Assistant Chief Admin
Officer at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
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