Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has approved the reinstatement of 3,187 civil servants earlier dismissed after being classified as ghost workers.
The governor also approved the recruitment of 1,500 additional civil servants into the state workforce as part of efforts to strengthen manpower capacity and address employment gaps.
The Commissioner for Information, Zainab Usman Jalingo, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting in Jalingo.
She said the affected workers would receive fresh appointment letters and be fully reintegrated into the state civil service under regularised employment terms.
According to her, the decision reflects the administration’s commitment to fairness and improving workers’ welfare.
Also speaking, the Head of Service, Dr. Hamidu Kara, described the reinstatement as a Sallah gift from the governor to workers affected by the state verification exercise.
Kara said the move demonstrated Governor Kefas’ concern for civil servants and his resolve to ensure justice in the public service system.
On the fresh recruitment exercise, he disclosed that advertisements would soon be placed in national newspapers to invite applications from qualified indigenes across the state.
He explained that the recruitment was designed to address federal character imbalance among the 16 local government areas and fill gaps created by previous employment exercises.
According to him, the exercise would further strengthen the workforce and improve service delivery across ministries, departments and agencies in the state.
The development comes amid ongoing reforms by the Taraba State Government aimed at repositioning the civil service and improving administrative efficiency.
