{"id":56956,"date":"2024-11-25T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56956"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:59:45","slug":"fg-still-investigating-ghost-workers-says-head-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/25\/fg-still-investigating-ghost-workers-says-head-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Still Investigating \u2018Ghost Workers,\u2019 Says Head of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government is intensifying its investigation into civil servants fraudulently receiving salaries while residing abroad, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, revealed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an event in Abuja marking her first 100 days in office, Walson-Jack reassured Nigerians that the probe remains active, leveraging the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to identify offenders.<\/p>\n<p>She debunked claims of inaction and emphasized the government\u2019s determination to eliminate payroll fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are asking about civil servants who may have \u2018Japa\u2019. Verifications have been carried out, and some individuals have returned, while others opted for retirement.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation continues until no one unlawfully receives salaries while living abroad,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown stems from President Bola Tinubu\u2019s directive five months ago, mandating the recovery of funds from erring civil servants and holding complicit supervisors accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her tenure, Walson-Jack expressed gratitude to President Tinubu and her team, particularly the \u2018Super Permanent Secretaries,\u2019 for their support.<\/p>\n<p>She highlighted ongoing efforts to combat job racketeering, promising sanctions for anyone found to have fraudulently secured employment in the civil service.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of Service reiterated her commitment to fostering accountability, transparency, and efficiency in Nigeria\u2019s civil service reforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah The Federal Government is intensifying its investigation into civil servants fraudulently receiving salaries while residing abroad, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, revealed on Monday. Speaking at an event in Abuja marking her first 100 days in office, Walson-Jack reassured Nigerians that the probe remains active, leveraging the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":56957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56956"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56959,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56956\/revisions\/56959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}