President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigerian civil servants who have relocated abroad yet are receiving salaries from the federal government without appropriately resigning, to refund the money they have defrauded.
He gave the directive at the Award and Gala Night of the 2024 Civil Service Week in Abuja where he was represented by the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume.
He revealed that during his recent visit to South Africa, he was disturbed to find out from the week's activities about the revelations made by the head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, about employees who had relocated abroad and are still collecting salaries without formally resigning.
He stated that even though he heard that measures had been taken to address the issue, those responsible must be held accountable and restitution must be made.
“The culprits must be made to refund the money they have fraudulently collected. Their supervisors and department heads must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch.
“The Nigerian Civil Service cannot just be a workplace where ‘anything is possible, ‘where workers violate rules without the fear of punishment or repercussion. The civil service of any nation is too important for such misconduct to take root or be tolerated.“
"The civil service is the bedrock, the engine, the locomotive of government, which is necessary for the government to deliver public goods to citizens. As politicians, we are no more than drivers of the locomotives you provide,” he said.
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