The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation has stated that the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment must provide an account for the expenditure of over N3.106 billion incurred in the 2020 financial year, which failed to follow due process and necessary approval. It said that failure to do so would require the ministry to refund the funds to the government’s treasury.
In its report submitted to the National Assembly in December 2023 on noncompliance with extant government regulations in government expenses for 2020, the Auditor General accused the ministry of various infractions and failure to show evidence of expenses carried out within the period under review. While the Ministry responded to some of the issues contained in the 32 audit queries from the Office of the Auditor General, they chose to remain silent on many others.