Ghost workers: Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, FG agencies

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a forensic audit of Federal Government systems, including the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), following findings by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on fake agencies, ghost workers, and control failures. The audit, overseen by Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele, aims to identify weaknesses in government control systems, determine how these weaknesses have been exploited, and assess whether fraud resulted from system defects, process failures, or deliberate circumvention.

The two-component audit will examine IPPIS interfaces with other government platforms and conduct a comprehensive inventory of all Federal Government agencies, verifying their legal basis, governance, procurement, internal-audit, and oversight controls.

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