Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has accepted the call by Sally Tibbot Limited on the anti-corruption agencies to review the controversial Osun state staff audit report.
It would recalled that the Osun State Government had debunked allegations that it covered up the indictment of ghost workers in the state public service.
According to the firm, the verified payroll reduced the state’s monthly wage bill to N3.34 billion, resulting in monthly savings of N1.14 billion and annual savings of N13.72 billion for the Osun State Government.
It added that the failure to implement the report has allowed the continued payment of salaries to thousands of ghost workers, leading to significant losses of public funds in Osun State.
Responding to the call, in a statement signed by the governor’s Spokesperson Olawale Rasheed said both the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) are free to review the audit report, adding that “What they will be checking and reviewing was the inherited payroll and personnel list from the Oyetola’s administration”.
“Our administration did not and has not expanded the personnel and payroll structures inherited from the last administration. Moreover, what was audited was the payroll and personnel structure under Oyetola’s administration.
The governor said he should be commended for not accepting the recommendations of the consultant to lay off legitimate workers for the consultant’s personal gain, pointing out that “we stop likely fraud even while pushing to clean up the system.
“We therefore welcome the call on the EFCC and the ICPC to review the audit report submitted by Sally Tibbot. Let the Oyetola administration officials braze up for the exercise,” he said.