Adeleke Blasts ₦13B Payroll Scam Allegations: “If There Is Fraud, It’s Oyetola’s Administration

The Osun State Government has rejected claims by Sally Tibbot Limited regarding a ₦13 billion payroll scam.

In a statement on Friday, Commissioner of Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, labeled the allegation as politically motivated fake news orchestrated by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The government emphasized that there was no ₦13 billion payroll fraud, noting that verification of the audit report confirmed that over two-thirds of the individuals previously identified as ghost workers are legitimate employees with proper identification and documentation.

Osun State also stated that Governor Ademola Adeleke fully supports any investigation into the staff audit report by anti-corruption agencies, highlighting that he was the one who initiated the audit project.

The statement read:

“If there is fraud, it belongs to the Oyetola administration. Governor Adeleke commissioned the consultant to investigate reports of padded payrolls inherited from the Gboyega Oyetola administration. Any irregularities are not the governor’s but those of his predecessor.

The governor will welcome efforts to identify the 15,000 alleged ghost workers, which is why he insisted that the audit report be fully implemented to uncover any loopholes. He will be delighted if the EFCC and ICPC assist in confirming any ghost workers, and he has nothing to hide. The payroll audit in question covered the period from 2018 to November 2023.”