The Plateau government said it has removed 579 workers from its payroll.
The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Muhammad Nazif disclosing this on Monday in Jos, during the state’s monthly briefing said 478 of the employees were laid off for various offences.
He also 101 employees who had stayed in service beyond their terminal dates, have been ordered to make a combined refund of over N70 million to the state coffers, with the state government claiming that the efforts had helped it to save over N68 million monthly.
He added that a BVN matching service for state employees and pensioners was carried out, which made the discovery possible.
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