At least 1,618 civil servants receiving payments from the Government with ‘fake’ employment letters has been exposed by the verification exercise of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
This was made known by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan during a parley with media executives in commemoration of the 2024 Civil Service Week Celebrations.
She revealed that a total of 69,308 civil servants participated in the compulsory verification exercise, and have been fully integrated into the IPPIS after their verifications.
She gave a warning that civil servants who were outside the country without official permission and still on the payroll would be sacked once the verification is completed.
According to Esan, her fight against corruption in the civil service had led the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to identify and investigate over 3,600 public servants.
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