FG uncovers over 43,000 ‘ghost workers’ on the military payroll

The federal government uncovered and removed 43,000 ghost workers from the military payroll
– Mohammed Dikwa, the head of the Continuous Audit team, revealed that N50 billion was saved through the audit of security agencies payroll
– He added that officers from the account departments of all the para-militray agencies were currently undergoing training on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System and the Government Management Information System
The federal government uncovered 43,000 ‘ghost workers’ on the military payroll.
Mohammed Dikwa, the head of the Continuous Audit team, has revealed that 43,000 ghost workers were uncovered and removed from the payroll of the federal government.
He also noted that N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll.
Premium Times reports that Dikwa stated this speaking at a meeting between the Continuous Audit team, minister of finance and heads of para-military agencies held on Tuesday, May 24, in Abuja.
President Mohammadu Buhari had set up the Continuous Audit team to look into the payroll of all ministries, departments and agencies.
The audit team had already started the audit of the military payroll and enrolling them on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).