Ekiti overpaid workers to refund excess salaries

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has set up a committee to review the outcome of the recent verification of workers on the state government’s payroll and fish out those being overpaid among others.

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Such indicted public servants are to refund the excess fund and may be prosecuted as well.

The committee, to be headed by the Deputy Governor, Dr Olusola Kolapo, is also to compile the list of dead workers still on payroll, those not due for study leave but were granted and still being paid, and those who absconded from their duty posts among others.

According to a statement in Ado Ekiti on Sunday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the committee also has as members the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Modupe Alade; the Attorney General, Owoseni Ajayi; the Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo and the Head of Service, Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka among others.

“The setting of the committee followed the presentation of the report of the review of the state biometric payroll system to members of the State Executive Council.

“According to the report, in the Teaching Service Commission for instance, the state lost N155.7m in two years, due to 1,154 staff collecting more money than their actual salaries,” the statement said.

Fayose, who frowned on the development, said his administration would spare nothing to block leakages and stop other official misconduct being perpetrated in the public service.

Ekiti overpaid workers to refund excess salaries