Former Nollywood actor and now Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Richard Mofe Damijo better known as RMD and the acting General Manager of Delta state’s Tourism Board, Ms. Philo Nkem Ajufo, have been accused of looting N50 million belonging to the ministry.

Sources in the embattled Ministry revealed that a former commissioner in the Ministry had requested for a sum of N50 million to organize the “Delta State Expo 2007.”

However, it was learnt that the state government could not approve the said amount the same year for some reasons.

The source said the funds were eventually approved and released to the ministry of tourism under the leadership of RMD in May, 2012.


He said: “As soon as the money arrived, the commissioner said that the ministry could no longer hold the event since six years had elapsed.”

“The Honourable Commissioners also argued that the people of Delta would have forgotten about the event – and therefore the money should not be used for the purpose it was released,” the source added.

Some documents obtained by newsmen from the Delta State Ministry of Finance show that the N50 million must be spent on the event for which the Culture Ministry applied for it.

The warrant, which was signed by one P.O. Evuojapha on behalf of the Commissioner of Finance indicates that N35 million of the funds was meant for the Tourism Board. full article @ http://www.stbonaventures..com/2012/11/richard-mofe-damijo-rmd-in-n50-million.html