By Enemona Samuel Endurance | The Bureau News
Kogi Assembly Uncovers Payroll Irregularities at State Polytechnic, Orders Tight Internal Controls
The Kogi State House of Assembly has uncovered employment and payroll lapses at Kogi State Polytechnic following a petition by Abdul Hassan Sani, who alleged his name was unlawfully removed from the institution’s payroll.
What the committee found — Nigeria News Today
Presenting the report at plenary, the Chair of the Public Petitions Committee, Hon. Bode Ogunmola (Ogori/Magongo), said all parties—including the Rector—appeared before the committee. Records showed the petitioner received salaries for about six months despite no evidence of accepting the appointment or resuming duty.
A comparator file for Osho Beatrice, employed in the same batch, contained complete documentation—letter of acceptance, assumption of duty, and posting—highlighting the gaps in the petitioner’s records.
“How did he earn without records?”
Majority Leader Hon. Suleiman Abdulrasaq questioned how someone without acceptance or assumption documentation could be paid for months, describing the case as a sign of weak administrative checks. He urged the polytechnic to strengthen controls to prevent a repeat.
Speaker’s ruling and next steps
Speaker Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf commended the committee’s diligence and said the finding reinforces the value of the 2015 staff screening exercise under former Governor Yahaya Bello, which targeted payroll fraud and “backdoor” employments.
The House resolved to write the management of Kogi State Polytechnic to correct the anomalies and tighten internal control mechanisms immediately.
Governance | Education | Metro
Image: Kogi State House of Assembly during plenary — The Bureau News
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