Bauchi state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has denied insinuations going round that the state government is planning verification of workers.
Recent forms distributed to MDAs in the state fueled the
rumour, but the labour union said the forms from the State Accountant Generalare for staff nominal role, not for verification.The State NLC Chairman, Comrade Danjuma Saleh made theremark while speaking with newsmen on the outcome of their meeting withgovernment officials on the issue.
Comrade Danjuma Saleh said the Organized labour in the statedeem it necessary to consult with the government officials in view of theseries of complaints made by the workers on the forms distributed to them.
The state governor, Bala Mohammed, in a recent media chatcelebrating 100 days in office hints that verification of workers wasnecessary, but says it will be conducted without stopping workers’ salaries.
The state governor says the verification was necessary tofish out ghost workers in various ministries and LGAs of the state.
Reports say, the state government’s salary expenditure stood at N7 billion from the initial N4 billion.
The state government in recent years has not employedadditional workers, but its salary expenditure has gone sour.
