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But the landlord didn't buy the cement he used at N12500, did he? Or is he planning any renovations?

Former Zamfara Senator, Kabir Marafa Dumps ADC for NDC pic.twitter.com/r3HpuwJjnY

— Nigeria Democratic Congress (@NigeriaNDCHQ) April 29, 2026

OredoPikin:
NDC should take note
Attached is the numbers of followers they had before Obi tweet despite been around for months now.
Not when they reach million plus tomorrow after the defection they will now start disrespecting Obi.
Any disrespect to our principal will never be tolerated

Salubata:
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I've created a thread like this few minutes ago but got removed/deleted.
Any violation of rule here?
Seun
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A forensic audit firm, SALLY TIBBOT Consulting Limited, has accused the Osun State Government of inserting a total of 8,452 alleged ghost workers into the state’s payroll and paying them a sum of N13,716,914,129.28 annually.

The allegation was made by the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun, who spoke through the company’s legal counsel, Jiti Ogunye, at a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat in Lagos on Friday.

Bakrin-Ottun said the figures emerged from a comprehensive forensic audit and payroll validation exercise conducted for the Osun State Government, which, according to her, revealed pervasive payroll fraud within the state’s civil and public service system.

However, efforts to get the state government’s comments on the allegation were unsuccessful.

The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation in the state, Kolapo Alimi, did not answer phone calls put across to him.

Similarly, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, promised to send the government’s reaction in a statement when contacted but had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

Explaining how the figures were arrived at, Bakrin-Ottun said her firm was formally engaged by the Osun State Government following a proposal dated January 11, 2023, and was subsequently awarded the contract through a letter dated April 11, 2023, to audit and validate the state’s payroll.

According to her, a formal auditing and consulting agreement was executed on May 22, 2023, mandating the firm to carry out a holistic staff verification, payroll re-engineering and validation exercise covering the civil service, local governments, the State Universal Basic Education Board, the Teaching Service Commission, state-owned tertiary institutions, as well as all state and local government pensioners.

She described the exercise as one of the most extensive payroll audits ever undertaken in Osun State, aimed at verifying all individuals drawing salaries and pensions from the state treasury.

Bakrin-Ottun said the firm conducted the exercise between June and December 2023, deploying 125 personnel both on-site and remotely, and expending over N600m to execute the contract.

“The execution of the contract was very challenging, life-threatening and laden with security threats and bureaucratic subversions, understandably because the audit unearthed pervasive payroll fraud and corrupt practices in the state’s salary payment system,” she said.

Presenting the findings, she disclosed that as of January 2023, the Osun State payroll stood at N4,483,943,105.70 monthly for 37,456 staff and 17,918 pensioners.

However, after the audit, the verified payroll was reduced to N3,340,866,928.26 monthly, covering 29,004 genuine staff and the same 17,918 pensioners.

She said the reduction indicated that 8,452 ghost workers had been fraudulently inserted into the payroll, resulting in a monthly loss of N1,143,076,177.44 and an annual loss of N13,716,914,129.28 to the state.

Bakrin-Ottun stated that the audit report and an accompanying invoice were submitted to Governor Ademola Adeleke on June 27, 2024, first during a private presentation in Lagos and later at a public ceremony in Osogbo on July 10, 2024.

She added that despite the clear findings and contractual provisions requiring payment within five working days of submission of the report, the state government had neither implemented the recommendations nor paid the agreed professional fees.

“Payment under the contract is not contingent on the implementation of the audit report. However, we insist that the recommendations must be implemented in the interest of transparency and accountability,” she said.

She further disclosed that the state government set up an action committee, chaired by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Kazeem Akinleye, to review and outline measures for implementing the report’s recommendations.

According to her, the committee claimed that 433 workers and 883 retirees were unreachable among those identified by SALLY TIBBOT, with a cost implication of N55,255,991.64.

Bakrin-Ottun rejected the state government’s claim that a subsequent re-verification exercise invalidated SALLY TIBBOT’s findings, describing it as an afterthought aimed at evading payment obligations and perpetuating payroll fraud.

She noted that the contract did not provide for any re-verification after submission of the forensic audit report, adding that the state government lacked the capacity and expertise to independently conduct such an exercise.

“The claim that our findings were exaggerated or false is reckless, malicious and defamatory. It seeks to impugn the integrity and professional reputation of SALLY TIBBOT. For six months, we moved from local government to local government and from institution to institution, physically verifying staff and capturing their images. The Osun State Government instructed all staff to be available, and orientation exercises were conducted to ensure cooperation. No one was left out.

“We have no choice but to call on anti-corruption agencies to look into these issues. We are not doing this in the interest of any third party, but to ensure the implementation of our recommendations and that the state government pays us,” she said.

zoedew:
Thanks.

zoedew:
I don’t know the agreements you are talking about. In any event you can win in the matter I have no personal interests in their fights. I am just making a personal comment.

Giftimoni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yH6NQDnMU
Sekibo's sprawling mansion leaves Wike speechless
This video shows the interior of Senator George Sekibo's newly built mansion in his hometown, Ogu in Rivers State, visited by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.

zoedew:
Fubara Mistake. Pursuant to your agreement with Wike all he requested is for you to ensure that the political structure that brought you into office was maintained but you will not have any of that! Tell the people the truth!

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/01/09/tinubu-should-wash-hands-off-rivers-crisis-frank-tietie