Vunderkind
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A #PremiumTimes exclusive report has stated categorically that the Nigerian Ministry of Finance, along with other government agencies, has the highest number of ghost workers (46,639) and that while these agencies 'pretend' to be fighting against ghost workers which are bleeding the economy dry, they actually allow it.
Excerpts from the report:
More than four months after uncovering a monumental “ghost workers” scam, the finance ministry has yet to expose those involved Despite openly campaigning against the squandering of billions of naira as annual wages to fictitious government workers, Nigeria’s finance agencies, including the Ministry of Finance and the Budget Office of the Federation, indeed helped flood government’s nominal roll with thousands of ghost workers, PREMIUM TIMES can report today.
The two offices, alongside sister departments- the office of the Auditor General and that of the Accountant General- all responsible for managing government’s resources and checking abuse – were among agencies with the highest number of fake staff on their nominal rolls. Together, 46,639 ghost workers were uncovered between 2007 and 2012 in government ministries, departments, and agencies, and they accounted for N118.9 billion in losses to public funds, Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said in March.
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