The federal government says the present administration is
working towards possible salary increase for civil servants.
President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by Mohammed Bello,
minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said this on Thursday at the
inauguration of the cultural change video and federal civil service strategy
and implementation plan (FCSSIP) in Abuja.
Buhari said a committee has been set up to harmonise
salaries as part of measures at improving “the value proposition of the civil
service”.
“In spite of the difficult economic situation the country is passing through at the moment, you have continued to support the government in our efforts to bring dividends of democracy to the populace,” he said.
“Accordingly, it is my hope that the outcome of the
committee’s work will provide the impetus for an upward review of the salaries
of deserving civil servants, having recently increased the duty tour allowance
(DTA) of all civil servants as a starting point.
“As this process is still going on, I want to encourage you
to be patient with us as you continue to give your best services to enable us
to sustain the good working relationship between the political office holders
and the civil servants.
“With sustained understanding and cooperation, we will
together contribute our quota to the development of our country, and our
efforts will not be in vain.”
Meanwhile, Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of the civil service,
says 5,000 ghost workers have been uncovered in the ministry of information.
She added that the director of human resources at the
ministry of labour has been handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after “1,000 fake workers” were
discovered at the ministry.
According to her, the exercise has brought down the payroll
to 74,000 workers from over 100,000 workers that were earning salaries
illegally.
Yemi-Esan also said many of the “fake workers” were detected
through the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS)
platform.
“You will be
surprised at the number that did not have certificates and have been earning
salaries for 10 to 20 years,” she said at a meeting with journalists.
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