Top five Nigerian ministries wey ICPC say get fake workers
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Nigerians still dey show surprise over ICPC investigation wey expose 908 fake workers for some ministries for di kontri.
Di Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncover di scandal wey involve different ministries and agencies.
ICPC tok say dem don seize about 942 million naira ($683 thousand) wey dem allege say connect to fraudulent salary payment to fake workers.
Di Chairman of di ICPC, Musa Aliyu SAN, confirm to BBC say dem discover di fake workers afta one investigation wey di commission launch for 2024.
E tok say dem start di investigation afta dem discover fraudulent pension payments for 2024.
Who be di fake workers?
Wia dis foto come from, ICPC
Fake workers na pipo wey dem list as workers, but wey no really exist.
Dem dey pay salary in dia name bicos dia names don already dey inside di payroll register. Wen salary enter, di money go enter dia accounts, but dem no dey work.
Sometimes, senior officials go put dia own pipo for di list and divert di workers' salaries enter dia own pockets.
Barrister Musa Adamu tok say from dia investigation, dem discover one man wey put di names of im wife, son, im mother-in-law, and e still dey collect di salaries of 12 workers.
Which authorities get plenty fake workers pass?
Di ICPC chairman tok say afta dia investigation, dem discover say at least 50 govment ministries and agencies dey affected by dis scam, but e mention five of dem wey e say na dem get di biggest wahala.
Di Nigerian Ministry of Defence na di fifth ministry for di list of ministries wey get plenty fake workers.
"For di Ministry of Defence, we identify 19 pipo wey dey act as fake workers," e tok.
Di ministry dey responsible for managing di kontri military forces.
Odas ministries include:
- Electricity – 17 pipo
- Trade and Investment – 17 pipo
- Health – 15 pipo
- Office of di Head of Service – 12 pipo
- Office of di Accountant General of di Federation
- Ministry of Interior
Di ICPC chairman tok say di Nigeria Police Force dey among di agencies wey ICPC identify plenty fake workers.
"For dis operation, we identify 570 pipo wey we suspect say dem dey among di fake workers wey dey collect salary witout working," e tok.
Di Nigeria Police Force na one of di biggest employers for di kontri.
Following ICPC investigation, di agency identify several fake workers for di National Water Resources Authority.
"For dis agency, we identify 80 names of people wey dey collect salary even though dem no be workers of di agency," Barrister Adamu tok.
Di National Water Resources Authority dey responsible for providing drinking water for di kontri.
Di Federal Ministry of Works dey among di govment agencies wey ICPC investigation uncover fake workers.
"We identify 56 fake workers," Barrister Musa Adamu tok.
Di Ministry of Works dey responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining highways across di kontri.
Di ministry wey come fourth for di list of ministries wey get di highest number of fake workers na di Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"For dis establishment, we identify 24 pipo wey dey pose as fake workers," di ICPC chairman tok.
Di Ministry of Foreign Affairs dey oversee relations between Nigeria and oda kontris.
