THE Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, October 10, put the cumulative savings from checking the ghost workers’ syndrome through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, at N120 billion

Ahmed Idris, accountant general of the Federation, AGF, said this in Abuja in a presentation on the impact of financial reforms on the Nigerian economy, at the 22nd Annual Conference of Certified National Accountants.

The three-day conference, with the theme “Sustainable Economic Management in a Recession: Issues, Strategies and Options”, was organised by the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN.

Idris said that the savings spanned across 10 years, from April 2007 when IPPIS became operational till date.

He said the saving was not limited to detecting ghost workers, as excess personnel cost that had been channeled to non-personnel sub-heads by ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs were also recovered.

“From April 2007 when the scheme commenced to date, 459 MDAs have been enrolled with a total number of 310,453 staff.

“Over N120 billion cumulatively saved as a result of the difference between the amount government would have released to the MDAs based on appropriation, and actual amount released and paid through IPPIS.

“By the end of this month (October), we expect to make an additional N100 billion savings after the verification and capturing of the Armed Forces,” he said.

– Oct 11, 2017 @ 13:16 GMT /