The probe into the local government’s activities during the past administration exposed shocking instances of mindless wage bill padding and payroll manipulation. As a result, Governor Alia made the decision to conduct an extensive staff verification and payroll audit for all teachers and local government employees to identify genuine workers and remove ghost workers from the system.
The governor emphasized that the first phase of the verification and audit has been successfully concluded, leading to the removal of more than 2,500 ghost workers from the payroll. Among the payroll infractions discovered during the audit were ghost workers, fictitious schools, double dipping, unlawful employment, salary padding, payments to deceased or retired individuals, and unauthorized replacements.
