The Federal Government has saved N200 billion by eliminating 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said.
According to the Government, between February and this month, N13 billion was taken off the payroll monthly.
Shehu explained on Tuesday that 11 leaders of the syndicate behind the ghost workers had been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
He said: “The flagship programme of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to rid the system of fraud and instill good governance is on course. Through a notable initiative, the Efficiency Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance has embarked on the continuous auditing of the salaries and wages of government departments.
“When the Committee was constituted in February 2016, the Federal Government monthly wage bill was N151 billion, excluding pensions. Now the monthly salary warrant is N138 billion, excluding pensions; which means that the government is making a monthly saving of about N13 billion. That is from February 2016 to date.”
