The Ondo State government yesterday said it has uncovered fraud in the payment of teachers’ salary.

The government said this has caused a delay in the payment of workers’ salary.

At a briefing in Akure, the state capital, Commissioner for Finance Yele Ogundipe said the fraud was discovered during the verification for workers and in which the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) staff participated.

Ogundipe, who was accompanied by the Head of Service, Toyin Akinkuotu and Commissioner for Education Jide Adejuyigbe said the government embarked on the verification for a reconciliation of the figures on the nominal roll with actual staff in schools.

The commissioner said N12 million excess was discovered as error of summation in the nominal roll of Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School, Akure.