Gov. Inuwa Yahaya inaugurates an 11- man committee to review and restructure the state civil service
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has inaugurated an 11- man committee saddled with the responsibility of reviewing and restructuring the state civil service.
Inaugurating the committee today at the Government House the Governor says the state spends N2.5 billion to pay the salaries of about 67,000 staff who have been identified to be fraudulently receiving salaries from more than one government service each month.e
He explained that there are government workers who were originally employed in the local government service before being transferred to the state service, yet continue to collect salaries from both services, some of whom were even appointed as Personal Assistants and Special Assistants to the state governor.
To solve the identified dysfunctions, the governor has mandated the committee to suggest ways of reforming the state’s civil service.
“When we came in, what we found was a structure that contains 27 ministries. [But] after careful analysis, we realized that we may not need more than 18; there is no way Gombe State could go with 27 ministries,” said Inuwa.
“The transition committee had stated in its report the need to reform the civil service for a better service delivery, and when I assumed office I realized that the need was an urgent one,” he added.
The Governor further said that the size and number of the ministries helps in embedding fraud and abnormalities in the critical sector.
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