Finance ministry denies hiring foreign PR consultants for $2m


The Federal Ministry of Finance said that it had not hired any Public Relations firm for $ 2 m (N612 million ) per month .


The Director of Information, Ministry of Finance , Mr Salisu Dambatta , in a statement on Wednesday , said a PR consultant was hired by the Federal Government, as part of the Eurobond programme .


“ The Public Relations firm, Africa Practice , has been retained by the Federal Government on the approval of the Federal Executive Council to work with the Debt Management Office as part of the Eurobond programme for a three - year period alongside four other firms.


“ This followed a competitive tender that was advertised and due process was fully followed and was publicly announced earlier this year .


“ The representative of Africa Practice was in Washington DC in continuation of the Eurobond programme and in support of the country ’ s outreach with international investors who showed great enthusiasm to do business with Nigeria .


“ However, the false reports have not dimmed the successful participation of the Nigerian delegation in the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings , nor questioned the obvious gains made by Nigeria in the course of the meetings , ” he said .


The Minister of Finance , Mrs Kemi Adeosun , was widely criticised for allegedly hiring an expensive British firm to do public relations for her at the monthly cost of $ 2 m.


At the just concluded IMF /World Bank Spring meetings in Washington DC , the consultant was said to be constantly at her side, hindering Nigerian journalists ’ access to the minister , except foreign press .
(NAN )


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Observing

From the tone of the press release I believe the allegation is real

That's all they know from election to propping up their lies...

Hint: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pr-firms-in-the-uk-are-spinning-stories-for-foreign-dictators-734

BMC is not being vocal enough to be paid in $$$$

$2m per month *5= $10m p/m for PR to foreign firms.

that's N3.5b a month for image laundering...

no wonder some people are blind to the failings of this inept regime.

meanwhile, they say we should patronise our local goods & services, yet they feel a foreign firm would have our best interest at heart...

funny people.

SalamRushdie:
From the tone of the press release I believe the allegation is real

its even worse than initially speculated.

they have indirectly told us that there are 5 firms doing the same job & getting paid $2m each every month.

sarrki:
Observing

see them


but if is iPod news they will be dancing naked already