Kwara State workers, pensioners’ verification has began

The Kwara State Government has commenced physical verification of workers and pensioners in the state and those of the 16 local government areas.

According to a statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, the exercise, which started in Ilorin West Local Government secretariat, featured biometric data capturing, verification of documents and data forms of the local government workers and LG pensioners.

He added that the physical verification followed the completion of the first phase which involved the use of Bank Verification Numbers to authenticate workers and pensioners’ identity.

He quoted the Alternate Chairman, Kwara State Committee on Personnel Database Development, Alhaji Sola Gold, as having said that the exercise was to ascertain the authentic workers and pensioners in the 16 local government councils and at the state level.

Gold explained that the verification was to give the government an accurate data of the state and local government councils’ payroll and ensure that only those properly employed received salaries and pensions accordingly.

He urged the affected workers and pensioners to comport themselves in an orderly manner with a view to ensuring the smooth conduct of the exercise.