Benue gov't uncovers 2,500 ghost workers on state payroll No less than 2500 ghost workers have been uncovered in the first phase of staff verification and payroll audit for teachers and Local Government staff members in Benue state. This is contained in a statement signed by Tersoo Kula, the governor’s chief press secretary on Thursday in Makurdi. It partly reads, “In the first phase of staff verification and payroll audit for Primary and Secondary School Teachers as well as Local Governments workers, 2,500 ghost workers were uncovered. ”The payroll has since been cleaned...