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Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by oluwatomisin93(m): 11:53pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Amidst allegations of underhand dealings in the Centenary
City project, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday
meet members of the board of the Centenary City Plc.
A former military Head of State, who is the chairman of the
board, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), would be leading
the members to the meeting.
The Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr.
Mohammed Bukar, disclosed this to State House
correspondents on Thursday after leading others to brief
Buhari on the office’s activities at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
The meeting is coming at a time the National Vice Chairman
of the Peoples Democratic Party for South-South, Dr. Cairo
Ojougboh, petitioned the President, demanding a probe of
the role of the immediate former Secretary of the
Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, in the
multi-billion Dollar project.
Ojougboh claimed he had reasons to believe that the former
SGF may have connived with the sponsors of the project
covering over 1,500 hectares of land in the Federal Capital
City Abuja to perpetrate fraud.
He lamented that the free trade zone status granted to the
centenary city project is a colossal loss of revenue to the
country, adding that the land whose size is equal to
Maitama, Asokoro and Guzape districts put together did not
meet the criteria of a free trade zone as was being ascribed.
He also accused Anyim of deceiving the Nigerian people that
the centenary was a synergy between the Federal
Government and the organised private sector.
The former SGF, in denying the allegations, had since
dragged Ojougboh to court.
Bukar however expressed the belief that the issue would be
handled at the Friday meeting with the President.
He said, “Mr. President has graciously granted an audience
to the governing board and the management of the
Centenary City tomorrow (Friday) at 12noon.
“The board is led by Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar, who is the
chairman of the governing board of the Centenary City Plc,
and I know that they applied to come and see the President
and he graciously accepted to listen to them.
“Thereafter, I hope those involved in the management of the
city will be able to give you information or full facts on the
city.”
Bukar told reporters that although he would not want to
comment on issues that were before a court, he knew that
government money was not put into the Centenary City
project.
He said the project was completely private sector driven. http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-wades-into-centenary-city-fraud-allegations/ |
Re: Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by ibe9ja: 11:55pm On Aug 27, 2015 |
Wia is ladyF? |
Re: Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by kamair237(m): 12:02am On Aug 28, 2015 |
PMB is out of this world.... I fear PMB dere is no politian in Africa like him right.... See appointments mehn.... Dis guy no do look face... Am aware am OT tho!! |
Re: Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by mytime24(f): 12:23am On Aug 28, 2015 |
Make him no forget him cameraman ooh #picpresido 1 Like |
Re: Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by Starships4u(m): 12:25am On Aug 28, 2015 |
I neva see anything reasonable in all these meetings and counter meetings.... |
Re: Buhari To Meet Members Of The Board Of Centenary City Plc. by mrvitalis(m): 12:44am On Aug 28, 2015 |
please politics aside i want the project completed ooh |
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