Wahala don dey ground for Osun State as forensic audit firm, SALLY TIBBOT Consulting Limited, don blow whistle say dem find about 8,452 ghost workers wey dey collect salary wey no even dey work! Na wa o, these people don share N13,716,914,129.28 wey suppose go for work wey no dey happen.
Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun, the Executive Vice Chairman of the firm, organize press conference for Lagos wey she talk say the audit wey dem carry out show sey the state get serious payroll fraud for im civil and public service. Chai! How una go go insert ghost workers for payroll like say na magic? Na only for Naija we go see this kind drama!
As she yarn, she reveal sey dem carry out the audit from June to December 2023, and na over N600 million na dem spend to make sure sey dem capture the real workers. E no easy sha, security wahala dey everywhere as dem dey try verify workers o! She say wetin dem find out dey serious, as dem notice sey every month, Osun dey lose N1,143,076,177.44 because of these ghost workers wey don scatter their budget.
For January 2023, Osun State dey pay N4,483,943,105.70 for 37,456 staff and 17,918 pensioners, but after the audit, dem find sey na only 29,004 staff dey real wahala! Wetin happen to these ghost workers deh? Abeg, no be ghost dem be! She explain say, dem present the report to Governor Ademola Adeleke since June 2024, but up till now, nothing don change. As dem say, money no dey pay until recommendations done dey acted upon, but e still dey show sey dem never wan believe.
To add insult to injury, Governor Ademola Adeleke press guy, Olawale Rasheed, promise sey dem go respond, but till now, na only silence dem dey hear . She even talk sey dem don set committee to check the problem, but wetin don happen? Na only wahala dem dey bring, and na scam! If dem no fit reach 433 workers and 883 pensioners wey dem find, wetin dem go do? Just dey take am easy?
Bakrin-Ottun come still talk say, she no go gree make dem run another check on top their report o, because sey na wetin dem find na im be the real talk. Dem no carry matter play for Osun State, wey dem supposed dey support, instead of dey find way to cover up wetin don happen. She dey call on anti-corruption agencies to come help investigate this wahala wey dey happen. Na true, dem need to shine their eye!
So, my people, dis matter wey dey happen for Osun State no be small thing o. Ghost workers don turn Osun estate wey dey collect money as if dem be real workers. If dem no quick act, this na im go carry plenty wahala for dem. Make we dey watch as the story dey unfold, because Naija no dey carry last!
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