Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Ebonyi, has commenced a staff audit to identify ghost workers in the institution.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria after being screened, the Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Felix Attah, said the exercise is coupled with certificate verification.
According to him, when caught, the ghost workers will stop receiving salaries, thereby saving funds for the federal government.
“I decided as the head of the institution, to identify the actual number of staff on our payroll.
“The Abia government recently conducted such an exercise and identified up to 2,300 ghost workers,” he said.
The Rector said that the exercise was organised by the school authorities and hoped to actualise the desired results.
“The institution’s management will, however, decide on the fate of staff with discrepancies in their certificates,” he noted.
The Chairman of the staff audit and verification committee, Dr Adaku Achilike, also said the audit was necessary to ascertain the exact number of staff in the polytechnic.
“The authentic figure will be registered in the institution’s database to ensure the accurate number of staff.
“There will be no manipulation in the process as the screening of the rector shows that it has the backing of management,” she said.
She noted the staff's enthusiasm about participating in the exercise, assuring of the committee's fairness in the process.
Oji Nnachi, the Secretary of the committee, also said:
“The Rector as an astute mathematician, believes in the accuracy of numbers and this will help in determining the actual staff strength.
“I am the deputy Rector and the head of the pension scheme and I am aware that staff exit the institution through retirement and death, among others.”
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