The governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, claims that Darius Dickson Ishaku left him with an empty treasury.
During the opening ceremony of the ongoing five-day professional development program for Secretaries in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state, he revealed this on Monday.
Governor Kefas expressed sadness about the situation and alleged that the previous administration significantly plundered the state’s treasury.
Governor Kefas stated, “Despite the empty coffers we met on the ground since taking office on May 29, 2023, I have made sure that employee salaries are paid on time.” Governor Kefas was speaking through Head of Service Suzy Jemima Nathan.
He stated, “In addition to meeting our commitments to pay pensioners, we have also added those who had previously been off the payroll, allowing them to continue receiving their monthly pensions without interruption.” He claimed the administration has started to formulate plans to reach out to the retirees.
Kefas said the government will determine the true numbers of the state’s employees using biometric data and emphasized that his administration has put procedures in place to clean up the mess left by the previous administration.
The governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, claims that Darius Dickson Ishaku left him with an empty treasury.
During the opening ceremony of the ongoing five-day professional development program for Secretaries in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state, he revealed this on Monday.
Governor Kefas expressed sadness about the situation and alleged that the previous administration significantly plundered the state’s treasury.
Governor Kefas stated, “Despite the empty coffers we met on the ground since taking office on May 29, 2023, I have made sure that employee salaries are paid on time.” Governor Kefas was speaking through Head of Service Suzy Jemima Nathan.
“We will shortly do a full biometric data collection to determine the true size of the workforce, its strengths and limitations, and where to improve through further employment of our talented young men and women in a transparent manner.
The governor stated that the state government will continue to give employees’ advancement and wellbeing a high priority.
In her speech, which was delivered by the Permanent Secretary for Manpower Development and Training, Chiegi Benjamin Benjamin Joseph, the Head of Service gave equal weight to the governor and noted that, in contrast to previous administrations, the current one has ingrained discipline in the state’s civil service.
“We are establishing a paradigm shift culture in the Taraba State Civil Service, which aims to inspire the effective workforce and restore work ethics to elevate the service to an enviable level.” She stated:
“The Executive arm is saddled with the onerous responsibility to implement policies and programmes of government through which dividends of democracy are delivered to the electorate.
