[Liberia] 40k ghost names removed from payroll: Director General urges calm

In Liberia, the Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA)  has urged civil service employees who have yet to regularize their employment status to stay calm as the CSA institutes measures to ensure a smooth employee status equalisation process, GNN Liberia reports.

Speaking at a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), Josiah F. Joekai said many employees were keen to regularize their status so the CSA could have comprehensive employee data for each of them.

The CSA boss said affected employees are making daily inquiries about the steps and procedures for the equalisation process. He stated that the crucial exercise will enable the CSA  to have accurate data for each employee from their qualifications to the processing of pensions and other benefits.

Director Joekai reportedly announced that the 90-day completion period had been extended to 120 days, from April 2 to August 2, 2024. The extra time will allow the CSA to deploy the required logistics and a team of analysts to work with the Human Resources department to complete the pan process.

During the general auditing commission audit, the GAC observed that 122 employees across 20 Ministries and Agencies used shared bank accounts.

The CSA boss noted that there are two scenarios associated with this discrepancy. In the first, one employee with the same name, same NIR  number and same date of birth is listed twice under two different entities with two positions and one bank account at a single bank.

The second scenario is one in which two different individuals have the same bank account number, hold separate positions and are working in the same entity.

Director Joekai stated that these are ghost names representing ghost employees who are receiving payment for work not carried out and to whom the government is losing  US$ 30,795.09 Monthly.

The CSA boss reportedly expressed gratitude to development partners including the government of the United States through USAID, the Swedish government, the European Union and the World Bank Group for providing funding for the vital project.

Source: GNN Liberia

In Liberia, the Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA)  has urged civil service employees who have yet to regularize their employment status to stay calm as the CSA institutes measures to ensure a smooth employee status equalisation process, GNN Liberia reports.

Speaking at a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), Josiah F. Joekai said many employees were keen to regularize their status so the CSA could have comprehensive employee data for each of them.

The CSA boss said affected employees are making daily inquiries about the steps and procedures for the equalisation process. He stated that the crucial exercise will enable the CSA  to have accurate data for each employee from their qualifications to the processing of pensions and other benefits.

Director Joekai reportedly announced that the 90-day completion period had been extended to 120 days, from April 2 to August 2, 2024. The extra time will allow the CSA to deploy the required logistics and a team of analysts to work with the Human Resources department to complete the pan process.

During the general auditing commission audit, the GAC observed that 122 employees across 20 Ministries and Agencies used shared bank accounts.

The CSA boss noted that there are two scenarios associated with this discrepancy. In the first, one employee with the same name, same NIR  number and same date of birth is listed twice under two different entities with two positions and one bank account at a single bank.

The second scenario is one in which two different individuals have the same bank account number, hold separate positions and are working in the same entity.

Director Joekai stated that these are ghost names representing ghost employees who are receiving payment for work not carried out and to whom the government is losing  US$ 30,795.09 Monthly.

The CSA boss reportedly expressed gratitude to development partners including the government of the United States through USAID, the Swedish government, the European Union and the World Bank Group for providing funding for the vital project.

Source: GNN Liberia