With a workforce spread across ministries, departments, and agencies in all 11 Local Government Areas, Gombe State faced a massive human resource challenge: ghost workers, absenteeism, poor workforce data, and rising salary costs consuming over half of its federal allocation. Today, Gombe has turned this around, thanks to HCM’s innovative biometric workforce management solutions……..
For years, the Gombe State Government battled a persistent and costly problem that plagues many public institutions—ghost workers, bloated payrolls, and unchecked absenteeism. At the heart of the issue was a disjointed, paper-based workforce management system, with no reliable mechanism to verify staff presence, track attendance, or even maintain accurate personnel records. As a result, salaries were being paid to individuals who never showed up for work—or didn’t exist at all……..
