Kogi State Judiciary uncovers names of dead staff, retirees on monthly payroll

Special Staff Verification Committee inauguration by the Acting Chief Judge (Ag. CJ) of Kogi State, Justice Henry Olusiyi has uncovered names of dead staff and retirees on the monthly payroll of both judiciary and judicial service commission respectively.

The Chairman of the Committee, Barrister Ibrahim Alhassan, who disclosed this on Friday, December 4, in Lokoja, while presenting the report, said that some retired and other deceased staff of the state judiciary still draw salaries and emoluments.

Barrister Ibrahim Alhassan, who is the chairman of the committee has disclosed this one Friday, December 4, in Lokoja, while presenting the effort, said that some retired and other deceased staff of the state judiciary still draw salaries and emoluments.

In the report, lapses were discovered in the Personnel Department on the improper documentation of staff information, as well as job description within the terms of reference which contributed to a lot of administrative lapses in the system.

He actually wrote that some of the top officials of the judiciary and judicial service commission (JSC) who had since assumed offices and have taken the oath of office for not have clear records of the employment in the Administrative department.

Alhassan noted that the reports came in two volumes, stressing that aside from the exercise that took place at the headquarters, the committee also visited 39 directorates to carry out the verification exercise.

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Justice Henry Olusuyi while receiving the report expressed gratitude to the members of the Committee for the thorough job.

He assured Committee that the report and recommendations would be thoroughly perused and carried out to the latter, adding that it is very important to up the nominal roll and know the exact monthly wage bill.

The chief judge expressed dismay over the rot uncovered by the verification committee, said that any society or organization that failed to enforce and ensure compliance to due process was doomed.

Undoubtedly, a lot has been revealed by this report. He added during the inauguration that an organization that does not have certainty as to its workforce is an organization that drifting, a rudderless.

“By God’s grace, we are going to do a thorough house cleaning. It cannot be business as usual. Judiciary as the third Arm of Government should be an organization that is known for excellence, must be a model organization, must be an organization that can dictate the pace and show examples,”

“And how do we do it if we don’t have procedures that are compliant with due process? Any society, any organization that has no compliance to due process is an organization that will soon go into extinction and loses relevance,” Olusiyi added.

He added that there must be strict adherence to due process and orderliness, adding that there was no point in having a workforce that the organization could not keep track of.

He said that they don’t come to work, yet they receive salaries, some have retired and they are still receiving alerts, some have died and an alert is still received somewhere for them.