The Federal Ministry of Environment has terminated the controversial N9.2 billion clean cook stoves and wonder bags project, initiated by the former Goodluck Jonathan administration, for rural women under the national clean cooking scheme.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Mrs Fatima Mede, said the German contractor who was given three months to supply 750,000 units of the stove and 18,000 wonder bags under the project had failed on his part to deliver the items.

Mrs. Mede noted that five billion Naira had been released to the Ministry by the government out of which the contractor was paid N1.3 billion.

She urged Nigerians not to be apprehensive over the remaining N3.7 billion in the ministry’s coffers, which according to her remains untouched.

The Permanent Secretary noted that the stoves which were to be assembled locally were meant to provide jobs to Nigerians among other benefits.

According to the former administration, the programme was launched to engender clean cooking culture amongst rural women, in order to reduce and eliminate cooking with solid fossil which is considered detrimental to health.


http://www.channelstv.com/2015/06/03/environment-ministry-terminates-n9-2bn-clean-cook-stove-contract/

Only God knows what they are thinking with their 1.5kilobite brain, when they initiated this kind of a controversial program.
Baba Nevada start yet and dem Don begin dey shake bodi.
Tanoid will die of hypertension if they are expecting baba to fail because he will keep on disappointing dem.

Nice one!

All useless contracts awarded during Jonathan's administration should be cancelled.

No time!

And baba never start o!
People don dey behave!

Anyway,
That woman must also refund the 1.3 billion purportedly paid to the contractor!
Onyoshi

Contract of N9.2bn just for stove, soon we would see contract to import toothpick

And when does the country get the remaining 1.3 billion back since it was the contractor that failed to meet his obligations which necessitated the termination of the contract?

MzJackBaueress:
Nice one!

All useless contracts awarded during Jonathan's administration should be cancelled.

No time!

aunty emancipate yourself from hate and move on

realjoker:
Only God knows what they are thinking, when they initiated this kind of a controversial program.
Lalasticlala

It was indeed painful what governance was under the past administration, and there is no gainsaying the "German contractor" was just a front for some political jobbers in PDP.

Now, she says over 1billion of the sum had been paid this "German" and deliveries have yet to be made while the contract stands revoked. My question is, what now happens to that sum

So it was awarded to a German ? No Nigerian contractor can manufacture ordinary stoves ? Issorite!

Nokiae5:



aunty emancipate yourself from hate and move on

Uncle Nokiae5, any useless contracts by Jonathan must be terminated. Its either you accept it or not.

MzJackBaueress:
Nice one!

All useless contracts awarded during Jonathan's administration should be cancelled.

No time!

I wish PMB will be himself as early as possible and deal with GEJ's cabals and those useless contracts he awarded especially in his dying days.

PassingShot:

I wish PMB will be himself as early as possible and deal with GEJ's cabals and those useless contracts he awarded especially in his dying days.

exactly! Money must be saved for other more important issues.

Wetin concern rural women with wonder bag

The fear of Buhari, is the beginning of "brain" for saTANoids and their stup1d and absurd policies.

about time... No more nonsense..

Pangea:

And baba never start o!
People don dey behave

Lol, I wonder o

Bring back our wonder stoves.......
Wasn't the project commissioned by Sambo? Open the National Stadium warehouse and bring back our stoves...

Ghost project and outright scam

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday presided over a short ceremony meant to commence the distribution of 750,000 units of clean cooking stoves and 18,000 wonder bags procured by the outgoing administration.

The Federal Executive Council had, in November 2014, approved the purchase of N9.2billion worth of clean cooking stoves and wonder bags for rural women under the National Clean Cooking Scheme.

Sambo, who represented President Goodluck Jonathan, was billed to commence the distribution of the items to rural women who were pencilled down as the beneficiaries of the scheme.

But the Vice President merely unveiled a few of the items on display at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during the brief event that lasted about 20 minutes.

On arrival at the venue, Sambo cut the tape and was conducted round the tables on which a few of the stoves were displayed and left almost immediately.

No beneficiary was present at the hall which was dominated by officials of the Ministry of Environment.

Shortly after unveiling the items, the Vice President told State House correspondents that the stoves would go a long way in reducing desertification in the county.

He said, “One of the important global problems today is environmental problem. And desertification in Nigeria is one of our major environmental problems. And as a result, one of the major causes is this problem of cutting the trees and using the wood as a source of energy for cooking.

“This idea then came up to have alternative sources for cooking for our women.

“Mr. President has graciously approved this project for the initial take off under the Environment Ministry with the sum of N9 billion to procure these cooking utensils and distribute it all over the country to our women.

“And by so doing, contributes to stopping the usage of trees for firewood for cooking. In addition to that, it has added value of saving women from inhaling the smoke, which is responsible for the yearly death of about 90,000 women.

“We believe this is a very important contribution towards arresting desertification in Nigeria.”

On her part, the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laraba Malam, said only 15 percent of N5 billion amounting to N1.3 billion has been paid to the contractor for all the supplies so far made.

K

Bye bye to chop I chop administration. D administration that made corruption easy for cabals to steal our common wealth

Nice one.

Hat man

Just imagine this big scam! Jonathan!, worst president ever.

Btw, the remaining 3.7bila better remain untouched.

This country is blessed and rich, yet people suffer. A big 'full stop' must be hammered on this mess called corruption

Wait, what German contractor?!

The original premise was for EVERYTHING to be assembled locally.

And the contract was awarded at the end of November. The 3 months were up by end of February. Why was the contract not terminated then?

Oh, I know! To sweep the whole scam under the table, same way the PWC NNPC report would NEVER have materialized if GEJ won as they were expecting.

We've been rescued from PDP o!

My girlfriend promise to suck my joystick of she see 50 likes

You see how cluelessness are checked? PMB is yet to start his job officialy and things are taking shape. How does she mean 3.5billion is safe? How about collectin the 1.3billion with the thief called contractor? This is Jonathan definition of Stealing and not Corruption. Change is coming. All the loots must be collected. Stoves my foot. When most rural nigeria stil uses wood as fuel. Rubbish. Goodness cleaning nigeria will take time. Henceforth stealin, illegal contracts or deals are corruption. Now APC haters should start seeing the silent change in progress. Only Body language is changing nigeria, Tanoids keep analysing Aishas body when ur party is still confused and passing 46 bills in 10mints smh. NEVER AGAIN

The fûćk is clean cook stove?
Hope they planned to give them clean cook Kerosene too. Or they think everyone can afford Kerosene abi.
All the stupid initiatives this last government came up with sef.

So this scams would have continued if GEJ had won. Thank God he lost!!!

Nice one... The whole was a scam

Are they going to charge the contractor to court so they can retrieve the N1.3B?