Abia govt identifies 2,300 ghost names on payroll, saves N200m monthly

State Accountant General, Deaconess Njum Onyemenam, said the huge savings was made using a unified payment system.

Onyemenam, who spoke Monday after a meeting with the state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, said the verification exercise was still ongoing and that the government hopes to make more savings.