By Own Correspondent| President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said government will move with speed to remove ghost workers from the civil service.

Mnangagwa said this while addressing the 109th Zanu PF Central Committee in the capital Harare (Thursday).

Said Mnangagwa:

“We will move with speed to remove ghost workers from the civil service.

Party members must stop speculating on policy. There should be  one authority that speaks for the party.”

A government staff audit conducted in 2011 revealed more than 75 000 ghost workers, mostly unqualified Zanu PF militias and supporters on the government’s payroll.

Opposition claimed that these militia were used by former president Robert Mugabe to campaign for Zanu Pf.

The ghost workers were unearthed in the civil service through a comprehensive payroll and skills audit done by Ernst & Young (India) on behalf of the Public Service ministry.

The ghost workers included 6 861 employed in one day in a single ministry.