The federal government, through the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), has announced the removal of 1,618 officers with fake employment letters from its payroll system, IPPIS, in the past year.
The Head of Civil Service, Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this during a media parley marking the 2024 Civil Service Week. She revealed that physical verifications by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have reduced the civil service workforce from over 100,000 to 69,308 verified staff.
She stated that extensive physical verifications by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) have reduced the previously inflated civil service workforce from over 100,000 to a verified count of 69,308 currently on the payroll.
She underscored the implementation of welfare initiatives, such as low-interest housing schemes, aimed at reducing incentives for corrupt activities among civil servants.
“We work closely with ICPC and EFCC to curb corruption. Even when we have not been able to verify allegations of corrupt practices in the service. We endeavour to divert attention of civil servants from engaging in corrupt practices by providing welfare packages like housing schemes with a single-digit interest rate. These welfare packages has helped to reduce temptation for civil servants to engage in corruption.”
The Head of Service also noted the successful deployment of a whistleblower scheme, encouraging individuals to report corruption anonymously through online platforms or directly to the OHCSF.
