Technical committee on biometrics attendance sensitises stakeholders in Gombe
The Technical Committee on Biometrics Attendance, headed by Ahmed Kasimu Abdullahi, the acting Head of Service, has embarked on advocacy visits.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the visits was geared towards sensitising stakeholders on the implementation of thumbprinting machines to ensure punctuality among civil servants in the state and local governments.
The committee, on Wednesday visited Nafada and Funakaye Emirates, where it engaged with the royal fathers, community leaders and clerics ito discuss the merits of deploying the biometric attendance systems.
The message conveyed by the committee during these interactions emphasised that the initiative is not a witch-hunt but a collective effort to enhance transparency and accountability within the civil service in line with Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s civil/public service reform agenda.
Abdullahi informed the traditional rulers and other stakeholders that the Biometrics Attendance machines would be deployed to offices in the state and local government services with the primary objective of ensuring regularity in the workplace and justifying government expenditures on salaries, as well as ensuring government’s commitment to fostering a more transparent and efficient civil service for the benefit of the people of Gombe State.
In addition to the Emirs, both Islamic and Christian clerics were urged to support and encourage their followers, civil servants, and the broader community to embrace government policies and programmes.
Other members of the committee include Permanent Secretary Abubakar Hassan, from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Hon. Mohd A. Musa representing Akko constituency in the State House of Assembly, Shuaibu Chiroma, and DAF General Administration
Recall that Governor Yahaya has recently approved a monthly palliative of N10,000 to all civil servants in the state to cushion the impact of subsidy removal, in addition to ensuring prompt payment of salaries.