Ondo State Government has begun the screening of over 3,000 civil servants for alleged age falsification, alteration of documents and increasing wage bill.
Also, 400 workers of the 18 local governments have been invited to submit their credentials for verification.
It was gathered that the government began the screening, following discovery that some workers, who had travelled abroad, were still collecting salary.
Sources said some workers were suspected to be receiving double salaries, while others, who were supposed to have retired, were still in the service.
A circular inviting the 400 local government workers and signed by the Head of Administration, Ondo State Local Government Service Commission (Mgt Services), Ayodeji Ayeku, said they were required to offer clarification on some noticeable discrepancies with regard to their full names, ages as contained in their personnel records and what is on the Local Government Service Commission payment platform.
A seven-man committee has been inaugurated to screen the civil servants.
Secretary to the State Government Princess Oladunni Odu said the screening was not to witch hunt or retrench any worker, adding that inability to pay salary was becoming an embarrassment.
She urged the committee to scrutinise the government payroll and ascertain the real workers.
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