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| Charles Ateba Eyene's name is on the list |
According to officials of the Public Service Ministry, the cleansing is
in keeping with instructions from the Prime Minister, Head of government that
only civil servants recognised by their user ministries be transferred to the
new computerised system.
Chancel Ako Takem, Permanent Secretary of Administrative Reforms in the Ministry
of Public Service and Administrative Reforms said prior to the development of
the new software, ministries submitted lists of their recognised staff in both
the central and devolved services, including all those paid by the Ministry of
Finance.
The unidentified state employees according to a statement from the
Ministry have one week to contact the departments of human resources and those
of General Affairs of their various user ministries or have their salaries
suspended.
State workers in Cameroon are managed through automated integrated
management software known as SIGIPES, which covers civil servants and payroll.
Yet, the country still counts
thousands of ‘workers’ who receive salaries, mission allowances and other
benefits without being present at their duty posts. Reports say some of the
fraudsters had even left the country for greener pastures elsewhere.
The government of Cameroon has conducted several sessions of public
service cleansing through a medley of censuses but this has always produced
mitigated results.
Ateba Eyene still alive!
Amongst the 10.377 state employees who have to clarify their situation
is the late Ateba Eyene Charles Sylvestre. The late vocal political critic who
died on February 21, 2014 has also been called to regularize his situation and
justify his presence at duty post or have his salary suspended. Like Ateba who
is certainly discussing heavenly politics now in the world beyond, the salaries
of most deceased state employees have continued passing after their eternal
voyage.
The question many critics are asking now is, if that has been the case,
who therefore has been collecting these monies and how?
Moreso, I the government claims it has control over it employees, then
the demise of especially a public figure like Ateba Eyene that made news around
should have been known. Critics say if a dead man can still be receiving his
salary, one and a half year after his demise, then it would not be surprising
to see those who are still alive, though not at the duty posts nor on mission,
yet receive huge sums as salary and mission allowances.
This is just a clear demonstration of the fact that government cannot
control its employees, reason why most of them are out of the country for
greener pastures, but still paddock in our “red” economy.
By Ndi Eugene Ndi
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