Ondo state govt. exposes illegal activities of workers

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko

Ondo State gov­ernment has exposed the il­legal activities perpetrated by some of its workers, which were against the ethics of the civil service, alleging that a good number of workers in the state were involved in unholy acts.

The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Kay­ode Akinmade, in a state­ment, revealed that the recent verification exer­cise organised by the state government exposed the il­legal acts of some workers in the employ of the state government.

The commissioner, who noted that the verification exercise came out with shocking discoveries, dis­closed that the state gov­ernment has established that some workers were receiving salaries from two departments of gov­ernment.

He disclosed further that the outcome of the veri­fication exercise showed that “some retired and or dead officers were still be­ing paid salaries.”

According to him, “some workers who have since retired were found to be collecting salaries in addition to their pensions.”

“There were established cases of fraudulent adjust­ments in grade levels with officers on lower grade levels drawing salaries that were well over and above their official status among others,” Akinmade added.

Reacting to the recent warning strike embarked upon by workers in the state, Akinmade said: “De­spite these anomalies, gov­ernment has since paid all deductions and salaries up to July. Government fur­ther directed payment of salaries for the month of August as at September 29, 2015.”

Daily Sun