Gombe begins digital verification of 7,000 civil servants

The Gombe State Civil Service Commission has commenced a verification and digital data capture exercise for about 7,000 civil servants in the state to ensure accurate and reliable records. The Chairman of the Commission, who also chairs the verification committee, Hajiya Rabi Shu’aibu Jimeta, said the exercise aims to authenticate workers’ records, including their dates […]

The Gombe State Civil Service Commission has commenced a verification and digital data capture exercise for about 7,000 civil servants in the state to ensure accurate and reliable records.

The Chairman of the Commission, who also chairs the verification committee, Hajiya Rabi Shu’aibu Jimeta, said the exercise aims to authenticate workers’ records, including their dates of birth and genuine academic certificates.

According to her, the verification will be completed within eight weeks, during which all civil servants under the commission will have their data digitised for easy access and record management.

She said the move would help prevent the loss of files and other administrative inefficiencies that have long affected the system.

Jimeta noted that the exercise does not include staff of the Judiciary, Teachers Service Commission, and health sector personnel since those categories are under separate regulatory bodies that had already conducted their own verifications.

She explained that the exercise is part of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s reforms to sanitise the civil service by identifying ghost workers and those who have overstayed in service.

 

“When the verification is completed, we will advise the government to fill existing vacancies by employing qualified and deserving candidates,” she added.

 

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State, Comrade Yusuf Ash Bello, commended the initiative, describing it as a necessary step to ensure transparency and accountability in the state workforce.