769 Civil Servants in Osun State Involved In Certificate Forgery

Osun State Government has confirmed that 769 of its workers are involved in certificate forgery.

The Supervisor, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Baderinwa confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Osogbo.

The Baderinwa said that the State government consulted a consultancy firm, Captain Consultants,five years ago to verify the credentials submitted by its workers. The firm indicted 769 workers across various sectors sectors.

“Some of the workers who were suspected to have forged results were summoned by the firm and asked to present original results or go to their various schools for either attestation or re-confirmation.

“The firm, on its own approached the schools for ‘confirmation of results’ of the affected workers for which they were obliged.

“The verification process uncovered serious certificate infraction on the part of some of the workers across Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Government.

“In some cases, as discovered in the verification process, some of the affected workers used another person’s result, while some forged their secondary and post-secondary schools results to secure job in the civil service.

“In the case of some people employed as drivers in the service, it was discovered that they forged the O’Level results they submitted for their appointment.

“While the exercise was on, some of the workers who were cleared and pardoned were receiving their salary while those that are yet to be pardoned have their salary suspended.

“A complete list of all the workers involved in the certificate infraction has been pasted at the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Civil Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission. Affected workers should check their names in the aforementioned places,” the statement read.

The statement also said the consultancy firm recommend that some of those involved can be pardoned while others should not.

“However, the firm in its report recommended that some of the civil servants caught in the certificate infraction be pardoned, while some should not be pardoned.

“Recommended for pardon are 102 drivers and 30 other workers who are to be pardoned on compassionate ground. A total of 586 workers are not pardoned, while the case of some 51 workers are still pending.