Zenith Bank has agreed to open for business on Saturday, July 17th 2016, to attend to Kogi state workers, who started getting three more months of back pay from the government today.
The Auditor General of the State, Alhaji Yusuf Okala, made this known while explaining the issues behind the just concluded staff screening in Government House, Lokoja. He said those getting three months now had already been paid one month two weeks ago. He said the currently delays experienced was due to the desired to completely clean the Kogi State pay roll of ghost workers, fraudsters and other leakages.
He further explained that a total of over 5, 550 names have been cleared for payment and they have begun receiving three months’ pay since Monday, July 11th.
“We had a meeting with the Zenith Bank officials and they have agreed to work between 9am and 5pm this Saturday, just to attend to Kogi workers,” he said. “They have agreed to bring in more hands from all over the state to enable them attend to everyone coming this weekend. As I speak to you, we paid 1, 851 people additional three months’ salaries last Monday. Right now, 3, 706 more people will get theirs today.
“So, if you need to do any documentation at the bank, just go to Zenith Bank and give your details and you will be promptly attended to.”
Mr. Okala further added that all found to have defrauded the state via salaries will be prosecuted. He said the cumulative list of all staff, both cleared and uncleared, will be made public as soon as Governor Yahaya Bello gives his approval.
