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The Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll.

Dikwa said this in Abuja at a meeting between the Continuous Audit team, Minister of Finance and Heads of Para-Military agencies to discuss ways to clean up the payroll of the security agencies.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Mohammadu Buhari had set up the Continuous Audit team to look into the payroll of all Federal Government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The team had already embarked on the audit of the Military payroll and enrolling them on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

“Since we started the continuous audit programme, we have saved about N50 billion and over 43,000 ghost workers have been removed from the payroll of the federal government.

“And as we go on, we are very sure that we will continue to reduce the cost of federal government payroll.

“Please note the cost is not related to ghost workers alone but with allowances which we believe have to be trimmed down so that we can manage the cost of governance,’’ he said.

Dikwa said that the officers from the account departments of all the para-militray agencies were currently undergoing training on IPPIS and the Government Management Information System (GIFMIS)

He said the plan was to have all the agencies enrolled on the IPPIS and GIFMIS at the end of the month once the training was completed.

similarly, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the audit of the para-military payroll would focus mainly on non-regular allowances of security officers.

She said initial investigations had revealed that these allowances had created avenues for unscrupulous persons within the system to steal money.

“The president has given the directive that all ministries and agencies of the Federal Government be enrolled on the IPPIS latest December, 2016.

“This meeting is to discuss the modalities of how this will be achieved; specifically, there are number of allowances described as the non-regular allowances.

''We have to make sure that these non-regular allowances are paid directly to those who are serving. And the best way to do that is through an automated system.

“This system will be linked to BVN so the money is going to specific individuals rather than being diverted elsewhere.

“Whoever is paid irregular allowances for hazard, risk or other extraneous factors, it is important that the money gets to them.

“The people taking the risk should be paid, otherwise the service they are expected to render will be in jeopardy,’’ she said.

Adeosun said that one of the advantages of the IPPIS was that delays in payment of salaries and allowances of security personnel would be a thing of the past.

She reassured members that the details gathered through the IPPIS would be kept safe so that identities of security operatives would not be compromised.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mr Bassey Akpanyung, pledged the ministry’s support to ensure that all the security agencies under its control complied for the success of the process.

NAN report that the head of customs, immigration, prisons, police, fire service and civil defence were present at the meeting (NAN)




http://sundiatapost.com/2016/05/24/fg-discovers-43000-ghost-workers-saves-50bn-audit-security-agencies-payroll/

This govt is too flippant to be taken serious. What do they do with the billions they recovered so far?

With the economy flagging red, they still discover uncover and probe without investing.

Where are these monies kept and why must they be kept idle (if at all)?

Good work, Sweetheart!!! Adeosun is working!!! Just b careful, lest dey rope you into a muddy, terrible situation...i'll pray for you

psucc:
This govt is too flippant to be taken serious. What do they do with the billions they recovered so far?

With the economy flagging red, they still discover uncover and probe without investing.

Where are these monies kept and why must they be kept idle (if at all)?

Recovery means they do not have to budget for , or pay for those items anymore.
E.g Instead of borrowing 100 billion , they would only have to borrow N50 billion

will it stop them from borrowing 600billion naira every month to pay salaries?

psucc:
This govt is too flippant to be taken serious. What do they do with the billions they recovered so far?

With the economy flagging red, they still discover uncover and probe without investing.

Where are these monies kept and why must they be kept idle (if at all)?

Recovered money can be channeled into other priority areas,

The one that are discovered would no longer be budgeted for nxt yr. Some money too cant be touched but kept as Exhibit during prosecution. Others they have to wait till after the case is successfully prosecuted

I hope that the 43,000 "Ghosts" have been arrested

poiZon:
will it stop them from borrowing 600billion naira every month to pay salaries?

I don't think this govt has borrowed to pay salary. So far, it has been the state govt borrowing from FG instead.

no noise, 43000 jobs have been created.

I have to give it to GEJ, his BVN policy is really making waves even after he's gone.
Also thanks to PMB Govt for continuing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPuVuukFT80

[size=14pt]Nigeria to save about $11.5m monthly after clearing ghost workers[/size]

Nigeria can now save N5 billion ( about $11.5m) each month which is an amount paid to over 23,000 fictitious employees. An investigative panel of the federal Ministry of Finance recently uncovered these ghost workers. A preliminary report of an investigative committee set up by the federal government of Nigeria records that over 23,000 ghost workers have been receiving salary every month illegally.

Nigeria and ghost things are like bread and butter.



Can't these ghost names be pursued and arrested to stop others from entering such.


All States are guilty of this because that's what party men use in feasting on the already dried treasury.