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The Taraba State Government has raised the alarm over fake forms circulating within the state requesting particulars of harmless employees.

The alarm is coming barely a day after the Minister of Youth and Sports Development warned the folks of the state to be cautious of unscrupulous components parading themselves as officers of the ministry defrauding people, teams and company organisations within the title of soliciting help for the ministry.

Raising the alarm through a launch issued by the state authorities by means of the Ministry of Waste Management and Resource Innovation and signed by Commissioner Benard Shonzen, the federal government famous that “these forms request the details of the innocent workers and are signed by unknown persons claiming to be under the office of the state governor.”

Warning the general public to distance themselves from such fake forms, the supervisory ministries for the mentioned programme, in accordance with the commissioner, are the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Waste Management and Resource Innovation.

He mentioned, “the correct form to be filled out is the one signed by the Commissioner for Waste Management and resource innovation and the Permanent Secretary ministry of waste management and resource innovation.”

“The forms signed by the Commissioner of Waste Management had been approved by the state governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas for the purpose of collecting data on beneficiaries and ensuring that the N15,000 meant for them is paid directly into their bank accounts, which will be opened by the ministry.”

He urged the beneficiaries to undergo their elected representatives and commissioners to acquire the forms for completion.

He mentioned the forms are being distributed to beneficiaries by members of the State House of Assembly and all commissioners from every of the native authorities councils.