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Taraba: AG Disputes Payroll Committee's Report to Gov Kefas
The Taraba State Accountant General, Mr. Gaius Danjuma, has criticized the state's Payroll Verification Committee for providing incorrect reports and not disclosing an accurate summary of its results to Governor Agbu Kefas.
In a statement released on Saturday, he mentioned that the committee had already deceived the government with dubious numbers and seemed disorganized in performing its task.
He stated that multiple figures provided to the governor were inflated and did not align with the data stored in his office.
He said: "The Accountant General's office has become aware of an audio clip being shared on social media regarding the report submitted to His Excellency by the Payroll Verification Committee. The Accountant General's office has thoroughly reviewed the report and noted that much of the information it contains is incorrect. Therefore, the Accountant General's office would like to provide the following response."
It is evident that the Committee is not prepared to provide the State Government with an accurate account of its findings. This is due to the fact that, at the start of its work, it provided the Government with false information. For example, the committee intentionally added the names of deceased individuals and retirees (including a retired Civil Servant who is a member of the committee).
The statement also challenged the committee's data regarding unpaid workers, stating that according to the committee's own records, the real number of civil servants who had not received payment was 4,209, and 4,049 on the payroll — not 7,800 as mentioned in the committee's report. It pointed out that judges' salaries are managed by the National Judicial Council, and the state only provides rent supplement allowances.
The Chief Financial Officer stated that his office could not verify the committee's assertion that certain retired High Court judges were still receiving state salaries, as it is not in charge of deciding who is eligible for retirement. He requested the committee to release the names it mentioned.
He also dismissed the committee's assertion that the Accountant General declined to pay 1,410 cleared workers. He clarified that the delay in payment occurred because he adhered to the governor's directive, which instructed the Auditor General to align the list of unpaid employees prior to obtaining approval.
Regarding the committee's claim of 7,357 non-existent employees, he stated that the matter had already been resolved by all involved parties and questioned why it was being brought up once more.
The statement added that certain names listed in the payroll had received approval for employment by multiple agencies in October 2025. It rejected allegations of an overpayment exceeding N1 million in the payroll, although it acknowledged a different overpayment problem identified in July 2025.
He stated that the July discovery included 21 officers whose payment records were altered: “It was identified in July 2025 that 21 officers received overpayments exceeding their original payroll amounts, totaling N23,873,800 instead of N3,473,866.68. The discrepancy of N20,399,933.32 implies that there may have been collusion between the committee and the consultant.”
He mentioned that the committee demonstrated inconsistency in its actions, pointing out that it stated only nine files had been submitted by the Post Primary Schools Management Board, while investigators discovered that a total of 1,080 files were actually submitted.
He also criticized the committee's management of memos from the Health Services Management Board (HSMB), stating that its insufficient review indicated dishonesty. He noted that during the screening process, a special unit was established to safeguard the interests of a senior civil servant.
He requested the committee to carefully review operations inside the HSMB if it was genuinely committed to openness.
The Auditor General ended by listing the committee's submissions, which did not match its declared figure of 1,410 workers impacted.
Attempts to obtain feedback from committee members involved in payroll verification proved unproductive.
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