By Ogungbayi Adeyemi S. | adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com
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DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 10, 2026
The 2025 audit report by the Office of the Auditor-General for Delta State has raised fresh questions over N4.35 billion in government expenditure after auditors flagged dozens of payments for allegedly lacking mandatory supporting documents, including audit certificates, receipts, evidence of expenditure, contractor registration documents, boarding passes and other records required under public financial management procedures.
The findings, contained in the 2025 Audit Report of the Auditor-General for Delta State, span payments made by Government House and several ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
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While the report does not conclude that the expenditures were fraudulent, it documents repeated instances where payments were queried because key documents expected to support public spending were either missing or not attached to payment vouchers.
Among the most striking entries is N135 million spent on “Christmas gift for selected leaders.” Auditors queried the expenditure with the remark, “No Audit Certificate.”
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The report also questioned another N60.5 million spent as “Additional Christmas Gift,” stating there was “No evidence of expenditure.” A separate payment of N60.5 million for “Purchase of Christmas Gift” was similarly flagged because there was “No Audit Certificate.”
Together, the Christmas gift-related payments alone amounted to about N256 million, all appearing in the audit report with observations highlighting missing supporting documentation.
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Vehicle procurement accounted for another major category of queried expenditure.
Government House recorded a payment of N568.9 million for “Procurement of Vehicle,” which auditors queried with the remark, “No receipt & No Audit certificate.”
The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources was also queried over N79.5 million paid for the “Purchase of project vehicle (Toyota Hilux),” while another N61.5 million was spent on the “Procurement of one (1) Toyota Hiace bus.” In both cases, the Auditor-General’s observation was “No Audit Certificate.”
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Similarly, the Directorate of Transport came under scrutiny over N159.1 million paid for the “Procurement of 90 Ton Tow Truck(s),” with auditors recording, “No Audit Certificate.”
The report further questioned N32.4 million spent on the “ICT training materials,” citing “No receipt and Audit Certificate.”
Beyond vehicle-related spending, the audit identified hundreds of millions of naira in fuel reimbursements that were also queried.
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One payment of N336.9 million described simply as “Fuel reimbursement” was flagged for lack of approval, while another N316.6 million for “Fuel reimbursement for the month of Oct 2025” attracted the remark, “No Audit Certificate.”
Auditors also queried N281.6 million for “Fuel reimbursement for 8.5mwipp,” stating that the “fuel receipt not attached.”
The report further highlighted substantial payments for electricity infrastructure projects that also lacked required documentation.
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Among them were N178.3 million for the “Extension of 33kv of overhead voltage line extension,” queried over “No Audit Certificate for the Transformer,” and N125.4 million for the “Installation of solar-powered light,” which auditors said had “No receipt for Procurement installation of solar light.”
A payment of N121.2 million for the “replacement of burnt transformer” was also queried because of “No Audit Certificate,” while N65.1 million for the “Replacement of burnt 2MVA11/0 distribution transformer” was similarly flagged with “No Audit Certificate.”
Another N39.3 million for the replacement of a burnt transformer attracted the remark, “No receipt & No Audit certificate.”
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Also listed among the queried expenditures was N415.9 million for the “Installation of 7no 30 Tones Media Rooftop air conditioner(s),” with auditors stating, “No Audit Certificate.”
Another sum of N125 million spent on installation of solar-powered light was flagged for lack of receipts to prove the installation.
Government House media-related expenditures equally featured prominently in the report.
The Auditor-General queried N45.8 million spent on the “Production and Airing of special documentary of the transformation Agenda,” with the observation, “No record frm media house.”
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Another N9.5 million paid as “Monthly media fees” and N4.7 million for “Media partnership with some radio stations” were flagged because “No receipt from media houses.”
The report also listed N2.5 million spent on “new society media operation in the state govt’s public enlightenment” and N9 million for “Review/Revalidation of monthly Honorarium,” both carrying the remark, “No sub-receipt attached.”
Two separate payments of N27.6 million and N5 million for “payment for Godwill Advertisement” were also queried because “Media houses & Advert receipt not attached.”
Training and conference-related spending similarly attracted audit observations.
The report queried N120 million spent on “Capacity Building.” It also flagged N56.1 million and N18 million for “capacity building,” with remarks including “No Audit Cert” and “Audit certificate not Attached, flight ticket not attached.”
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Payments for conferences also came under scrutiny. Auditors questioned N2.6 million for the “2024 international Engineering conference exhibition and annual General meeting,” citing “No Registration Course fees & No Boarding pass.”
Similarly, N2.2 million for attending the “58 Annual Accounts Conference” and N4.6 million for “Attending ANAN 30th Annual National Conference” were queried over missing “Boarding pass.”
The report also flagged N75.4 million for “Estacode Passage” because of “No Audit certificate Attached flight Tickets,” while N100 million for “Intelligence Gathering” attracted the remark, “No CNO Certificate.”
Elsewhere, auditors questioned N87.1 million paid as “Support by the state govt toward the laudable initiative,” N88.6 million spent on the “Purchase of 2000 and 3000 pieces of special textile colour wrapper(s),” and N50.9 million for the “Procurement of Office Equipment,” with each entry carrying observations that mandatory audit documentation was not provided.
Across the audit report, a recurring pattern emerged. Payment after payment was accompanied by remarks such as “No Audit Certificate,” “No receipt,” “No evidence of expenditure,” “No Boarding Pass,” “No contractor registration,” “No purchase receipt,” “No sub-receipt attached,” and “No record frm media house.”
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The repeated observations suggest that auditors encountered widespread documentation gaps across multiple government offices during their examination of public expenditure in 2025.
The findings in the Delta State Auditor-General’s report therefore place the burden on the affected ministries, departments and agencies to account for the questioned expenditures and provide the documents required to satisfy the audit observations.
With N4.35 billion in payments flagged for documentation deficiencies, the report is likely to intensify calls for greater transparency, stronger financial controls and stricter compliance with public procurement and accounting regulations in the management of Delta State’s public funds.
By Ogungbayi Adeyemi S. (Beedee)
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