A Nigerian civic group has petitioned the Global Alliance for
Vaccine and Immunization, GAVI, requesting that the
organization suspend the recent appointment of Nigeria’s
immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as
chairperson of its Board of Directors.
In the petition signed by its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju,
the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, CSNAC, said its
call for a review of Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment was
based on the circumstances surrounding the suspicious
refund of $2.2 million paid by Nigeria to GAVI.
While noting that the appointment of the former minister as
chairperson of the Board of Directors of GAVI brings to fore
a case of conflict of interest in the refund of the money, the
group noted that, “the appointment also shows that she was
being rewarded for her “loyalty” to the organisation at the
detriment of her country.”
The refund made without consultation with the Ministry of
Health also exposes the gross abuse of office by the former
minister, according to the group.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how GAVI rewarded Mrs.
Okonjo-Iweala after she worked against Nigeria’s interest in
a controversial refund of a $2.2 million allegedly
mismanaged by Nigerian officials.
“In view of the above, CSNAC is therefore by this petition,
requesting that the recent appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala as chairperson of the Board of Directors be reviewed
and suspended until all the spurious allegations against
Nigeria under this audit are proven by GAVI and the
circumstances surrounding the suspicious and unpatriotic
refund of the $2.2m are resolved,” Mr. Suraju said.
Giving its narration in the petition, the group said that, “In
the wake of media reports of indictment by the Global
Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI) against the
Federal Government of Nigeria over alleged misuse of funds
through the Federal Ministry of Health and National Primary
Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) for the purpose
of children vaccination in the country, we petitioned the
NPHCDA to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), demanding a thorough investigation into the
allegations that has globally dented the image of the county.
“Following our petition on this matter and reportage of same
by local and international news media, we received a
response, accompanied with evidences, from the National
Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA),
controverting claims that were contained in the GAVI’s Cash
Program Audit (CPA).
“Through voluntary support of volunteers, partners and
members of our network, we undertook independent
investigation of the allegations contained in the CPA report
and, confirmation of assertions and proof provided by
NPHCDA. These included independent and unannounced
visitation to site of incinerators in Borno, Adamawa, Gombe,
Bauchi, Nasarawa, Niger, Kano, Kaduna by these volunteers.
However, our investigations revealed findings at variance
with basis of fraud allegations contained in the report of
GAVI, through its Cash Program Audit (C.P.A) on cash grants
allocated to Nigeria from 2011-2013.
“We also found a letter written by the New York office of
UNICEF, a UN agency and an internationally reputed
organisation, officially debunking claims in the GAVI report,
as it concerns their transactions with NPHCDA under the
contract. The Federal Inland Revenue Services did wrote to
acknowledge receipt of taxes deducted by NPHCDA, as
against position of GAVI. The Corporate Affairs Commission
further provided evidence controverting malicious claims
NPHCDA award of contract to fictitious and unregistered
company, as contained in the CPA report.
“The Alliance further continued with its smear campaign of
Nigeria by misinterpreting the Letter of Understanding dated
October 17, 2014 written by the former Minister of Health
Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu as an admission of guilt in the
alleged mismanagement of $2.2m, whereas, he had
demanded a joint post audit reconciliation of the disputed
CPA report and also committed the government to refund
any unused fund discovered after the joint reconciliation
with GAVI.
“Our several requests to GAVI for evidence to corroborate
the spurious allegations in its indicting report were rebuffed.
Despite huge facts that emerged from our investigation and
that of the EFCC, controverting GAVI’s claim to fraud in its
dealings with Nigeria under the audited period, the
immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo
Iweala, under a questionable manner, unprecedented in the
history of the country, went ahead and discreetly refunded
the controversial $2.2m to your organization without
recourse to NPHCDA or the EFCC,” the petition read.


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This woman's file in EFCC is doing push ups. Very soon she will be in jail.

Dead on arrival.

That was how some sophisticated fools petitioned Yale University to withdraw the honorary doctorate degree conferred on her some months ago, But they failed, These ones will surely fail, No doubt about that.

Cant be patient to go thru the whole thing. Abeg u these poopoo find sth else to do, huh? Looking for 'sheap' popularity...mbok let Iweala be.

HungerBAD:
This woman's file in EFCC is doing push ups. Very soon she will be in jail.

I always laugh when I hear/see zombies talking about jail.

Your dullardist president can't jail her.

Amaechi is a saint, While Okonjo is a demon. Hypocrite!

Irresponsible set of jobless individuals.
The scales are falling off the eyes of Nigerians very fast and my pity lies with Buhari for being surrounded with a bunch pf senseless hypocrites.

There is nothing HATRED cannot do.

I wonder what this woman is owing a certain region of this country. Anyway, just as Shakespeare rightly said, "it is a waste of gun powder to shoot a man of the moon"
Since Yale University petition failed, so this one won't even hold any water.

These APC fools think they can fool the world the same way they foolishly fooled a section of Nigeria by hoisting a certificateless senile general to rule nigeria , unfortunately the world doesn't run on sentiments and hypocrisy.

Na Oshiomole handwork. He must be the leader of that group because this woman has been giving him nightmare since 2000BC

lalasticlala can you see these people?

HungerBAD:
This woman's file in EFCC is doing push ups. Very soon she will be in jail.

The EFCC has been combing her file for the past five months and has not even found anything that will even warrant them inviting her to their office let alone charging her to court.It is either the EFCC are excruciatingly incompetent or she has no skeletons in her cupboard.

I dont blame the EFCC anyway!! No one would like to receive the embarrassment she has repeatedly heaped on Oshiomhole over his numeous baseless and unsubstantiated accussations against her.

BTW Mr Olanrewaju Suraj(The disgraced ex-nairaland mod Jarus) when will your dubious group petition the EFCC over the numerous loots of Fashola and Amaechi?

Yorubas again..very hate filled pathetic set of people..useless tribe ..And to think this is coming from one of the pathetic ediot we have here known as Jarus says it all.. A very hopeless ediot

chukwudi44:


The EFCC has been combing her file for the past five months and has not even found anything that will even warrant them inviting her to their office let alone charging her to court.It is either the EFCC are excruciatingly incompetent or she has no skeletons in her cupboard.

I dont blame the EFCC anyway!! No one would like to receive the embarrassment she has repeatedly heaped on Oshiomhole over his numeous baseless and unsubstantiated accussations against her.

She is a special case.

She is the Golden Geese (Atm) that was Laying the Golden eggs (stolen funds) and with her, one needs to be careful so mistakes are not made, when she is eventually charged.

The observers are watching.

May God continue to bless and protect Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.

More feathers to your cap ma'am!

Haters can go and do the 'needful'

HungerBAD:


She is a special case.

She is the Golden Geese (Atm) that was Laying the Golden eggs (stolen funds) and with her, one needs to be careful so mistakes are not made, when she is eventually charged.

The observers are watching.

I pity the fool who will stupid enough to lay another baseless accussation against her!! Shebi oshiomhole own na numerical diarrhea,that person own go bad pass lolz!!

NOI is corrupt while tinubu and OBJ are the drivers of change. They leave OBJ and tinubu to roam about free, while hunting for an accomplished woman working overseas far from Nigerian affairs.
Pathetic uselessness borne out of an inferiority complex and tribalism.
No wonder that country keeps diving into the abyss everyday.

Nigeria's only hope as a united country is federalism or disintegration at worst.

No nation disunited in purpose ever makes progress. We can only play politics as much as we want but we can only retrogress.

The enemy is within

CSTR2:
NOI is corrupt while tinubu and OBJ are the drivers of change. They leave OBJ and tinubu to roam about free, while hunting for an accomplished woman working overseas far from Nigerian affairs.
Pathetic uselessness borne out of an inferiority complex and tribalism.
No wonder that country keeps diving into the abyss everyday.

Their hypocrisy and " bad belleism" are quite nauseating.They will only ejnd uop frustrating themselves.

More like hate-inspired yoruba cone head asking for what they can never.

HungerBAD:
This woman's file in EFCC is doing push ups. Very soon she will be in jail.

If you voted Buhari because you felt he has the balls to jail people then you will be disappointed.. This old man can only function with idiagbon by his side.. So start thinking of waking up the ghost of idiagbon

Frankiss44:


If you voted Buhari because you felt he has the balls to jail people then you will be disappointed.. This old man can only function with idiagbon by his side.. So start thinking of waking up the ghost of idiagbon

The dullard is in no position to send anyone to jail.The worst he can do is prosecution

Shameless id1ots led by Olanrewaju Suraju.

What good will it do Nigeria as a whole if NOI is relieved of her duties?
Instead of building up, they are pulling down.

Nigeria has everything to gain from the position she occupies now, likewise Otteh's and Adeshina's.

Some people have been cursed with this PHD behaviour

Nigeria is cursed . How can a single country have so many hate filled people!

Misleading headline. It should be "fools petition GAVI"

Episteme2:

In the petition signed by its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju,
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This is where the rat, buried his case. Common sense, would have directed this man to find a easterner OSU, to do his dirty work for him. When Yale gave her an award, some yorubitches made a lot of fuss, and even started collecting signatures of @ss f**ked yorubitches, in order to get Yale to change its mind. it didn't work. Oshiomole, constantly embarrassed himself in trying to drag her name through the mud, it didn't work, madam floored and disgraced him. Now, this Yorubitch Hausa loving c0cksucker, has decided to gain the admirations of his fellow, r@ts, in partaking in this ivory tower madness. When he is tired playing " Ade the stubborn stup1d hegoat", perhaps he can get back to sucking Hausa c0ck, R@T!

That fat-cheeked woman is corrupt and should be stripped of all honour.

BALLOSKI:
That fat-cheeked woman is corrupt and should be stripped of all honour.

Really?

Episteme2:

Really?

yeah.