Stakeholders in Sokoto have noted corruption as the bane of efficient civil service and stressed the need to restructure the civil service to ensure accountability and transparency in the discharge of its responsibilities.
These were contained in a communique issued at the end of a 2 – Day retreat for Directors of Administration and Finance of Sokoto state civil service organized by state government in collaboration with National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN.
"In the same vein the retreat agreed that reward system is an important motivation factor for workers. Therefore, there is need to reinforce the practice for optimum work output, " they stated.