TimeManager:
Baba, just focus and leave detractors and blackmailers, they must be stupid to think they could bring down every performing minister as they did Betta. By the time DSS starts picking them up one after another, they'd be alright.

-kiss truth!

A thief will support a thief of course.

chisomkachy:


https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/betta-edu-im-not-involved-in-n438m-million-contract-interior-minister/%3famp

dinkyicon:
stop saying what you dont know. The fmr president of America Donald trump is a shareholder to lot of companies. Even Tinubu, even Obasanjo. So what's your point. To sell off your properties while entering the government?

Odogwuzack:


Did you read where he said he had resigned his directorship in 2019 (with proper documentations) and do not pursue jobs for the company neither is he a signatory to any document?

I'm very sure you saw that part but una agenda must agend.

Racoon:
Did he resigned as shareholder before taking government appointment? If not he is culpriable too. Paddy paddy government.

Racoon:
Did he resigned as shareholder before taking government appointment? If not he is culpriable too. Paddy paddy government.

Racoon:
Did he resigned as shareholder before taking government appointment? If not he is culpriable too. Paddy paddy government.

Odogwuzack:


Lmao

You guys should go and sit down with your malicious intent if you can not point to a part of the constitution he breached.

Racoon:
Did he resigned as shareholder before taking government appointment? If not he is culpriable too. Paddy paddy government.

seunmsg:


You read clearly where he said he resigned five years ago and you’re still asking this silly question. He even brought the company resulting endorsing his resignation and the certified true copy of his CAC document accepting his removal as director of the company since 2019 to the program. So, what else are you looking for?

dfrost:


Chief, let's drop this. He's a Shareholder. A shareholder is very much aware and in the know.

The directors are also in the know that he is a minister. They should have avoided it and look for private contracts.

Bobloco:
The biggest shareholder you mean
Then you are culpable
Kindly throw in the towel now and submit yourself to the nearest EFCC office

Odogwuzack:


Did you read where he said he had resigned his directorship in 2019 (with proper documentations) and do not pursue jobs for the company neither is he a signatory to any document?

I'm very sure you saw that part but una agenda must agend.

nedekid:

Are you for real?
People, including this fellow shared billions meant for poverty alleviation claiming to have gone door to door to validate social register. Something we know the even never did, yet you are here defending this charlatan. We are talking of half a billion! Total shared to others 3b! Money shared for nothing. Most, including this one, paper companies without staff or offices.
How can you in all conscience defend who is stabbing you in your kidneys? Do your personally have millions and billions? No wonder these fellows don't care for inflation, do not mind that cars are now sold in tens of millions, no wonder they can buy houses of 500m 750m etc. They just seat and share billions! Then send 30k monthly to online worriors to defend and sing their praises.

daygee12:


Because I'm a shareholder of GTBANK and I'm a government official so GTBANK should not take contract from the government?

Bobloco:


Did you resign as a shareholder as well?

princeade86:
and as a share holder, he won't pray for the company to move forward. Company he created himself? Continue fooling yourself. If not because we don't have government and law.

DeLaRue:
A company you founded and in which you continue to be shareholder secured a huge contract from another ministry in the same Government in which you are currently serving as a minister

And your defense is ... oh, but I am no longer a Director of the company, I am only a shareholder

As a shareholder, you are a beneficiary of the contract. That is the koko. Whether or not you're a director is irrelevant. This is not allowed anywhere, exceptmay be Nigeria. It is a straight forward sacking offence.

Is the Minister saying that if he finds that the permanent secretary in his ministry got a large contract from the ministry through a company the PS owns with perhaps his wife, the Minister will say, ah well, since the PS is only a shareholder and not a director, everything is fine?

Foreign observers must be laughing their heads off at this, or more appropriately shaking their heads in disgust at the level of insane corruption in Nigeria.

Has the Minister never had of conflict of interest and abuse of office.

And how on earth can he say he was not aware the company bid for the contract. He must think Nigerians are fools.

If this matter is investigated properly, and the government is truly serious, this man will be gone with Ms Edu and the other lady. No ifs, no buts.

MT:


Stop making irrelevant references.

Your Donald Trump committed 3400 conflict of interest, as a sitting President and they were well documented by the watch dog (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/09/24/watchdog-report-cites-3400-conflicts-of-interest-during-trump-presidency/amp/)

Is ethic alien to Nigerians?

Why you guys don't seem to understand that ethical standard was broken here was beyond me

AerialMapper:
Weak rebuttal!!

You still have an interest in the company and you cannot tell anyone with half a brain cell that the company was awarded the contract based on merit alone! In fact, it is your involvement with the company that got it the contract

Simple!!!!!

LordAdam16:


Yes, he said that.
But SR reportage with screenshots of the current details as of time of writing clearly showed the CAC identifying him as a director, alongside his wife. Here is the link - https://saharareporters.com/2024/01/08/how-company-owned-tinubus-interior-minister-olubunmi-tunji-ojo-got-n438million

Bear in mind that the entry was updated as recently as November 2023. So, if he did in fact resign his executive position in the company in 2019, ideally, it should be reflected in the public records.

The Nigerian civil service is notoriously negligent, so he may in fact be correct, and the error may be from whichever department is in charge of updating CAC records. But that calls for a detailed investigation. If there's to be an investigation, precedence dictates Tinubu suspends him as well.

Tinubu opened a can of worms by suspending Betta Edu. Everyone in his government will get a suspension if their activities comes to light. And they likely will if the dominoes continue to fall. It'll be a circular firing squad as no one will opt to go down alone.

-Lord

kingsways:


You are even worse than that thief because people like you are a bigger problem to society


you see nothing wrong in a public office holder channeling fraudulent contracts to a company they are founder and major shareholder, cover your face in shame

Odogwuzack:


Did he award the contract by himself?

So what should we do to a siting governor awarded directly to his own company??

Unfortunately that governor is some persons' Messiah today lol.

maasoap:

I don't understand why you guys always like to ruin beautiful contributions with this line!