“I Can’t Believe the Numbers I See”: President Tinubu Orders Review of Nigerian Civil Service Payroll

• A review of the Nigerian Civil service payroll is underway under the current administration of Bola Tinubu
• The Nigerian leader made this known while noting he was shocked by the numbers he saw on the payroll
• President Bola Tinubu has vowed to undertake a comprehensive forensic audit of the CBN while a thorough overhaul of the civil service payroll is imminent

State House, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made a strong pledge to the president of the World Bank, Ajay Banga.

Tinubu promises to restructure civil service payroll

In a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, the president's special adviser on media and publicity, Tinubu said that a thorough review of the civil service payroll is underway. He added that he could not believe the numbers he saw on the payroll, The Punch reported.

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Sahara Reporters reports that Ngelale quoted him as disclosing this on Friday, August 5, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during a meeting with Banga.

CBN audit underway, Tinubu says

In the statement, Tinubu noted that along with this, a comprehensive forensic audit of the Central Bank was also ongoing, The Cable report added.

”A comprehensive forensic audit is ongoing at the Central Bank. We are going to do very serious structural review of the Civil Service payroll. I can’t believe in the numbers I’m seeing and I’ve had that experience before at the state level," Tinubu stated.

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This was disclosed by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, on Thursday, August 3.

The president's spokesperson said this during a discussion on what the president was doing to cushion the challenges necessitated by the removal of the fuel subsidy on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme.

Ghost workers: Abia governor begins verification of civil servants

The Alex Otti-led Abia state government has confirmed that it would commence a clampdown on ghost workers starting from the local government on Monday, August 7.

As contained in a statement issued by the State Head of Service, Joy Maduka, the exercise would enable Governor Otti's administration to bring all state, local government, parastatals, and state-owned tertiary institution workers, including pensioners, into one database.

This will help forestall any irregularities in the administration of both human resources and payroll processes.

Source: Legit.ng