A total of 2,000 ghost pensioners have been uncovered in the Cross River State payroll as at July 26, 2024, the Government House has revealed
The pension thieves, whose identities are yet undisclosed, have been the reason for the delay in the payment of inherited backlogs of gratuities spanning 2014 to 2024.
Recall that the state governor, Bassey Otu, had months ago set up a committee to review the retired civil and public servants payroll to ensure it is free of pension thieves.
However, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill, yesterday alerted the news media on the latest discovery in the payroll by the committee set up by the governor.
“So far, the audit and verification exercise has uncovered over 2,000 (two thousand) ghost pensioners, who have consequently been expunged from both the state and local government pensions payrolls,” Gill said.
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