Kwara Government to withold Salary of staffs without BVN

In a bid to ensure that the little money available for the running of the government activities is not frittered away by unscrupulous elements in the public service the Kwara State Government have tied the payment of salaries in the state and local government workers to the provision of the Bank Verification Number.

The state Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed who is also the chairman of the Personnel Database Development committee, gave the directive during a meeting of the committee.
The state is currently conducting  staff verification exercise to  determine the actual number clear understanding  of the state and local government councils’ payroll and ensure that only those properly employed received salaries and pensions.
However those who are yet to make available their BVN will have to do so withing the nex seven day or will not be able to access their salary when it is paid.
According to a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Dr Muideen Akorede, said the affected workers and pensioners would still be credited with their salaries and pensions but would not be able to access the money until they obtained their BVN.
However, there is a dark side to some of the already submitted BVN, according to the alternate chairman of the committee, Isiaka Gold, said that of the 82,642 workers so far verified by the committee, only 49,579 had valid BVN while 124 were discovered to have fake BVN While  324 individuals were linked to 659 multiple accounts.