Minister of Information, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has written the National Broadcasting Commission demanding a ‘loan’ of N13, 120, 470 (Thirteen Million, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) as ‘logistics’ for him and his team to travel to China on assignment they have termed is in the interest of the nation, SIGNAL can report.

The memo, which was exclusively obtained on Thursday by SIGNAL, says the so called loan will be repaid as soon as the ministry receives its allocation, and attached approvals from the Permanent Secretary and the Honourable Minister.

Investigations by SIGNAL however revealed that the demand is illegal and goes directly against civil service procurement and protocol rules. Apart from disregarding and exceeding the approval limit of the acting Director General which the Honourable Minister is enabling, the vague purpose of the trip is not under the purview of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

Also, the NBC is not a bank or official lender. The development raises concerns about the illegal use of taxpayers’ money as fodder for lending transactions between Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Civil service sources told SIGNAL on Thursday it is criminal to pledge government credit, expending more than N13, 000, 000 of the budget allocated to the Ministry of Information even before it has been released.

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NO loan 4 u

Due process must be follow