16,532 Oyo Workers Face Probe Over Multiple Salaries

The Oyo State Government has said it will set up a panel to investigate 16,532 workers in the state for various offences which include drawing multiple salaries.The Secretary to the State Government,

Olalekan Alli, said on Wednesday that the affected workers included employees and pensioners of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Teaching Service Commission, National Youth Service Corps
members, local governments and tertiary institutions.Alli explained that workers, who should have retired but who were still working, and employees with bank accounts linked to invalid Bank Verification Number or without BVN, would also face the panel.He said the payment of salaries of the concerned employees would be suspended immediately pending further investigation.He said, “It is to be noted that the 16,532 employees, identified as having issues in their data, are not automatically thrown out of work nor are they confirmed guilty of any financial illegalities yet.“That is why the panel is being set up to further evaluate the case of each person on a one-on-one basis.”The SSG said the workers were exposed by the recent staff verification in the state, which was carried out by a consultant.