Osun State Government Begins Verification Of Workers

The Osun State government has directed workers to provide “necessary information about themselves to prove that they are genuine”.

A circular by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, directed civil servants to fill the form, stating their name, ministry or agency, CHAMS Staff I.D. number, phone number, name of bank and a print out of their Bank Verification Number (BVN)

The circular also stated that all completed forms should be forwarded to the ministry not later than Wednesday.

The circular added: “Returns from local governments should be collated on local government basis by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, Water Resources, Rural and Community Affairs.

“Returns from all tertiary institutions should be collated by the Office of Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology.

“Returns from elementary and middle schools should be collated on local government basis by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) while returns from high schools should be collated by the respective education districts.”

The statement said all completed forms are to be submitted with a cover letter endorsed by the Accounting Officer of each ministry or agency and should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Osogbo.