Nigeria: Ghost Workers - ICPC to Prosecute 4,000 Civil Servants

13 March 2014

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will soon commence the prosecution of culprits behind the 45,000 ghost workers identified in the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government.

This is even as the breakdown of the budget of agencies currently on statutory transfers such as the National Assembly, the Independent National Electoral Commission, National Judicial Council, the Niger Delta Development Commission, Universal Basic Education and National Human Rights Commission would soon be made public.

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