The Presidency has said that 11 persons believed to be members of a syndicate responsible for the presence of 50,000 ghost
workers on the Federal Government’s payroll are being probed by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation and
prosecution.
The Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a
statement made available to journalists, explained that the Efficiency Unit of
the Federal Ministry of Finance created by the present administration
was able to uncover the 50,000 ghost workers and saved the nation of N13bn monthly during the year.
Shehu said the amount was taken off the government’s payroll from February to December.
The presidential media aide said, “The
flagship programme of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to rid the
system of fraud and instill good governance is on course"
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