After the shocking audit of April 2026 that revealed 150 fictitious agents, the operation from September 10 to 23, 2026 announced by the Secretary General, André-Noël Essian, has multiple stakes.
The National Assembly is not just conducting a simple census. It is trying to restore its integrity. A statement signed by its Secretary General, André Noël Essian, dated September 9, 2026, announces a physical census of the institution’s staff. The operation will run from September 10 to 23. It consists of a physical count of the staff and the verification of the National Assembly’s personnel file. It pursues one goal: to allow a better understanding of the workforce, update administrative information, and have a reliable file that reflects the real situation of the institution’s human resources, explains the Secretary General.
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The operation starts this Thursday as part of a large-scale cleanup initiative launched in April 2026. While a transition is taking place at the head of the Assembly, the new president, Théodore Datouo, launches a counting operation of the agents registered in the institution’s file. It leads to a curious result. 150 fictitious agents are discovered. 97 are attached to the office of the former president Cavaye Yeguie Dibril. And 53 to the general secretariat. They receive salaries without going to work. As a result, about 10 billion CFA francs are lost.
If the beneficiaries remain unknown, controls tighten the noose on the fraudsters. A note from the Secretary General requires on April 21 the presentation of a certificate of actual presence by all agents when receiving their salary. At least 315 agents unable to produce documents justifying the regularity of their recruitment are dismissed according to Camer.be.
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An operation with multiple stakes
The new census hides a financial stake. For years, fictitious agents have received salaries without ever setting foot in the Glass Palace. The new census, with mandatory certificate of actual presence for salary payment, aims to definitively lock the payroll chain. The operation also has a political stake, that of rupture. Théodore Datouo was elected on March 17, 2026, after 34 years of rule by Cavayé Yéguié Djibril. This new census announces a lasting reform within the institution whose mission is to control government action. The stake is also that of the credibility of the National Assembly. Through this census, the institution plays the card of transparency and the restoration of exemplary conduct.
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