The details were still sketchy at the time of filing this report but SaharaReporters learnt that at least one person was killed in the accident.
No fewer that 20 civil servants going to Abuja from Maiduguri, Borno State for a verification exercise were involved in an accident in Gombe on Tuesday.
The details were still sketchy at the time of filing this report but SaharaReporters learnt that at least one person was killed in the accident.
The Nigerian Government had directed all civil servants and workers of the country’s core ministries whose details were yet to be captured by the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to partake in an ongoing registration exercise.
"At least one of our colleagues has been killed while on their way from Maiduguri to Abuja for the mandatory IPPIS registration exercise. The accident occurred in Gombe," one of the affected civil servants told SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
"This is really sad but I will keep you posted as we get more details."
SaharaReporters had reported that about 17,000 affected federal civil servants from across the country were required to go to Abuja for the exercise; meanwhile, their salaries had been delayed.
The newspaper had exclusively obtained a circular issued by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, dated October 3, 2023 with reference number HCSF/HRM/M.1125/T4/194, and for the attention of all Permanent Secretaries.
About 17,000 workers are affected while a document exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters shows that workers affected in the Ministry of Labour and Employment are up to 1,831.
According to the circular, all the affected workers are mandated to show up for a physical exercise in Abuja from Monday, October 16 to Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN), Kubwa Expressway, Abuja.
The registration exercise for the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) started in May 2017 and it was repeated in subsequent years and concluded in April 2023.
At the end of the exercise, the Accountant General of the Federation was directed to pay only civil servants whose records had been verified and uploaded on the IPPIS portal.
The statement reads further: “It is regrettable to observe that some civil servants failed to take part in the exercise, or neglected to complete it, leading to the suspension of their salaries.
“All officers whose salaries have been suspended, are being given the last opportunity to access the IPPIS verification portal, update their records and present themselves for physical verification. Specifically, the officers, fall into two categories, as follows: a) those who did not update their records online; and b) those who updated their records but were unable io complete the process and/or could not print The slip, indicating conclusion of the online registration exercise.
“The portal - https://verification.ippis.
“All officers are expected to present the original copies of the documents listed below: (i) Letter of Appointment (Temporary): (ii) Letter of 1st Appointment into Service (Permanent & Pensionable): (iii) Assumption of Duty Certificate; (iv) Letter of Transfer of Service (where applicable); (v) Letter of Confirmation of Appointment or Gazette Publication; (vi) Letters of the last three (3) Promotions; (vii) Birth Certificate/Declaration of Age; (viii) Educational Certificates: First School Leaving Certificate - Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent, OND, HND, NCE (if applicable) University Degree, -NYSC Certificate/Exemption, Higher Degree and/or Professional Certificate, (ix) Identity Card of present MDA; (x) Recent IPPIS Pay Slip; (xi) Copy of Letter of Last Posting; (xii) IPPIS On-line Records Update Completion Slip; and (xiii) Duly completed and signed Personnel Verification Form with recent passport photograph affixed.
“Officers are also expected to complete the attached Personnel, Verification Form duly signed by their Heads of Department (The Form can also be downloaded from the CHOSE website).”
“All concerned officers are to note that this is the last opportunity for the exercise,” the circular added.