Delta State Governor, Senator IfeanyiOkowa says that the sum of N1. 9 billion would be recovered from public servants who fraudulently falsified their records.
Receiving the report from the Committee on ‘verification of date of birth and employment of public officers in Delta State’ which hadNkemOkwuofu as Chairman in Asaba, Governor Okowa decried falsification of documents and also, condemned attitude of those who aid and abet such actions.
He further directed the office of the Head of Service to carry out an investigation and ensure that those culpable were disciplined.
On the issue of some civil servants who can no longer carry out their functions due to ill health, Governor Okowa directed the office of the Head of Service to liaise with the Ministry of Health to set up a medical board to handle such cases, emphasizing.
Earlier while presenting the report, Okwuofu disclosed that out of 1, 113 number of persons invited for the verification exercise, 951 persons were screened, 376 persons cleared and 162 did not appear.
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