Lagos — Imo State government has uncovered 184 ghost primary school teachers in the state following a recent biometric staff audit.
This was disclosed to the Governor Ikedi Ohakim by Mr. Dan Okehi of Brickred Consult, at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri where he submitted the audit report
Mr. Okehi said that out of the 15,860 teachers that filled the biometric form, only 14,363 were found to be authentic staff of the state Universal Basic Education Board, while 194 were non existence, yet taking salaries.
A ghost worker is a worker that collects a salary and/or benefits, usually from a government entity, while doing no actual work. A ghost worker may or may not be a real person, but the money they make is real and it accrues to a corrupt official.
