N278m recovered from ghost workers in Sokoto state

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N278m recovered from ghost workers in Sokoto state

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Sokoto State government says it has recovered over N278 million paid to ghost workers on the payrolls of local governments in the past four months.This was disclosed on Sunday by Gov. Aminu Tambuwal during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Gwadabawa Local Government Area.According to Tambuwal the discovery was made when monies paid to the accounts of these ghost workers were not claimed from the various banks.“This was sequel to the centralisation of the payment of the salaries of workers of the local governments.“About two weeks ago, some banks alerted the Commissioner of Local Governments about the existence of the unclaimed money,” Tambuwal said, adding that the recent verification of council staff was aimed at ascertaining genuine workers.“The exercise was not aimed at witch hunting anyone but to ascertain the actual workforce and monthly wage bill of the local governments,” he further said.The governor also made mention of many farmers in the state who were defaulting in repayment of agricultural loans obtained from commercial banks and assured the banks of the government’s support in recovering the money.“The money belongs to the Central Bank of Nigeria and we will support any action to recover it.“This is to enable other farmers benefit from the gesture as the money is not a bonanza,” governor Tambuwal said.He concluded by calling on the people to continue to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari as well as for sustained peace and unity of Nigeria.

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