Rivers payroll audit: Fubara insists ghost workers must go

The Punch | 25-08-2026 01:13am |

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has defended his administration's payroll verification exercise, insisting that ghost workers must be removed to promote fiscal discipline. The governor stated that the audit is necessary to ensure that only genuine employees are on the state's payroll. He emphasized that the exercise is part of broader efforts to improve transparency and accountability in public finance.

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