FEC approves forensic audit to identify fake agencies, ghost employees

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA – The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the launch of a holistic investigation into payroll irregularities involving the Office of the Attorney General and multiple agencies.

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential Villa, Abuja.

The minister said a key focus is reviewing the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, to identify fake agencies and ghost employees.

“This initiative aims at protecting federal funds and ensuring salaries reach legitimate civil servants. Recent data reveals that ₦9.5 trillion has been allocated to incremental salary and allowance payments, a figure exceeding recent subsidy savings.”