Uzodimma Receives Report on Verification of Staff, Salaries of Imo LGAs

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE

PRESS RELEASE

Uzodimma Receives Report on Verification of Staff, Salaries of Imo LGAs

 

Governor Hope Uzodimma has received the reportsubmitted by Committee on Verification of Staff and Salaries of the Unified LocalGovernment Councils in Imo State.

 

Receiving the report at the Exco Chambers,Government House, Owerri, Wednesday, Governor Uzodimma said the verification became necessary as a result of what was observed at the inception of his administration, where 85% of Local Government fund was spent on payment of salaries of workers with nothing more to show at the Councils by way development.

 

He commended the Committee for living upto expectation of submitting the report on record time, noting that government will only pay those that have employment history and actually working for her.

 

Governor Uzodimma emphasized that no amount of brigandage by any group of persons will stop the government from doing the right thing, adding that “government will drop as many as possible on the local government payroll that are not working for government.”

 

In addition, the Governor reinstated hisearlier stand on the automation of all workers salaries in Imo State. He said that“no worker in Imo State will, any longer, receive double salaries.” He warnedthat those old days and ways are over and there must be sanity in the system.

 

Presenting their report earlier, the Chairmanof the Committee on Verification of Staff and Salaries of the Unified LocalGovernment Councils in Imo State, Mrs. Rosemary Izuogu who is also thePermanent Secretary in the Local Government Civil Service Commission of ImoState, pointed out a lot of rot in the management and administration of LocalGovernments in the state.

 

She informed that their discoveries wereworrisome and ugly, ranging from salary padding, amounting to N9 million andabove in a single LGA, and some workers receiving double salaries per month.

 

She advised on the need to solve the hydra-headedproblems discovered in the process of the verification, noting that a syndicateand cabals have been there for a very long time.

 

Mrs. Izuogu said that her Committeeuncovered many workers who ought to have retired but are still working, as wellas many illegal recruitment exercises which have resulted in resources beingwasted on people who are not workers, but always come to demand for salaries.

 

She thanked the Governor for giving themthe opportunity to serve and assist in bringing up the report that will helpthe current government in Imo State anchored on Rehabilitation, Reconstructionand Recovery.

 

Present at the event were the DeputyGovernor of Imo State Prof. Placid Njoku, Secretary to the State Government,Chief Cosmos Iwu; the Chief of Staff, Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie, and other membersof the State Executive Council.

 

 

OguwikeNwachuku

CPS/Media Adviser to the ExecutiveGovernor of Imo State

June 24, 2020

 

A: GovernorUzodimma receiving the report on Verification of Staff and Salaries of the 27 LocalGovernment Areas of Imo State from the Committee Chairman, Mrs. Rosemary Izogu.