The Senate, yesterday gave its backing to a move by the
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami, to immediately commence the sanctioning and prosecution of all
firms, banks and individuals linked with the fraudulent planting of 23,000
ghost workers on the Federal Government’s payroll.
The resolve followed Adeosun’s disclosure that the
introduction of Biometric Verification Number (BVN) for biometric capturing
data of federal civil servants, exposed the shady deals.
