Freeze accounts linked to N13.7bn ghost workers payment in Osun, APC urges EFCC

From Lateef Dada , Osogbo
 
The Diaspora Committee for the Governorship Campaign Council  of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately freeze bank accounts allegedly linked to the payment of N13.7 billion to ghost workers in Osun.
The committee said it was concerned the funds could be diverted for vote-buying ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election.
According to the committee, Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the auditing firm that carried out an audit of the state’s workers, revealed that Osun is paying ghost workers N13,716,914,129.28 annuall...