Speaking on Tuesday, Magu urged civil servants to familiarize themselves with the procurement Act, adding that EFCC would not spare anyone found to be involved in fraud against the Nigerian people.
The programme "is specially designed for employees of public and private institutions.
It is aimed at bringing the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes to the doorstep of this Ministry,’’ he said.According to him, the EFCC in an an effort to weed out ghost workers has uncovered over Thirty-Five thousand ghost workers in the Federal Civil Service.
He stated that violators of the provisions of the Procurement Act risk 5 to 10 years imprisonment, adding that those found guilty under the Act might also face dismissal from service.
‘‘Currently, EFCC working in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Account-General of the Federation has uncovered Thirty-seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-five (37,395) ghost workers in the Federal civil service and has cost the Federal Government close to One Billion Naira." Magu said.
“Our investigations have so far revealed that the Federal Government has lost close to One Billion Naira to these ghost workers. The figure will definitely increase as we unravel more ghost workers buried deep in Federal Civil Service payrolls.’’ he added.
He expressed gratitude to the Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; Minister of State , Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustafa Baba Shauri and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Eng. Abubakar Magaji for accepting to partner the EFCC in the anti-graft war.
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