CONTRACTS SCANDAL (Vol.2): NASENI AND THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

He remains incurably corrupt! Engr. Dr. M.S. Haruna, the man who is still being shielded by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, to remain the Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) even though his tenure has expired, remains unrepentantly corrupt. How did Nigeria get into this mess in the first instance? How?

Today, the nation is moving forward, trying to get rid of its arch-problem which is CORRUPTION but, some heads of parastatals who were employed by the immediate past leadership of this great nation with the baptism of corruption are piteously hiding under their principals, to frustrate the current anti-corruption wars. One of such popular actors who is acting the script of corruption, is Engr. Dr. M.S Haruna. Those that know him, can affirm that he is a man of many words. They can also attest that his many words are ritually wrapped with propaganda and mediocrity.

Who is even to blame? The Engr. Dr. M.S Haruna? No! He is not much to blame! His PRINCIPAL, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology who do not seem to know that his staff is incurably corrupt, should be blamed! This is a new Nigeria!

We shall continue to reveal to the world in Volumes, all that we know about NASENI until one of the enemies of Nigeria who was appointed by the former president of the nation is informed by the Minister of Science and Technology that his tenure in NASENI has expired.

So much allocations have over the years been sent to NASENI, to bail the nation out of the snare of backwardness in science and engineering infrastructure development but very little has been done in that regard. Instead, tax payers' money are 'thiefishly' looted and constantly used to package propaganda for Nigerians. What a shame!

We pleaded with the Minister of Science and Technology in our last publication, to show to the world that he is honourable by telling Dr. M.S Haruna to retire home and hand over power to the next most senior Director, pending the appointment of a substantive EVC. After all, he (Dr. Haruna) has been collecting the salaries and other entitlements of a DG for not less than five years. We have the records. We still want to plead with the Minister not to disappoint the masses. Allegedly supporting corruption in his own domain is what is not expected of him.

Now, we would want the Minister, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, to prove to Nigerians that he is not aware that his staff, Dr. M.S Haruna, recently awarded some of the contracts listed below, to settle politicians so that he can remain in office and as well as fill his purse with money meant to be used to develop the nation.

NOW, LET NIGERIANS SEE FOR THEMSELVES AND COME UP TO ASK QUESTIONS.

1. Construction of Head Office Complex Extension. Sum of N329,139,405.15 million. Awarded to Hortigraph Nigeria Limited on 1/02/2017. (It has been alleged that the company is one of the Minister's own. 329 million Naira for an office extension? How much was the cost of the main office complex? At this trying time, is this not simply misplacement of priority?)

2. Supply of 2kva power inverters for Science laboratories. Awarded to PEEMADI, Okene. Sum of N17,714,000.00 million. Awarded on 8th March, 2017. (What kind of inverters can cost as much as this amount? Where are they to be supplied to? Why not tell us how many, so that the contract can best be monitored? Is this silence about the number to be supplied, one of your methods of filling your accounts with public funds?).

3. ANOTHER Supply of 2kva power inverters for Science laboratories. Awarded to PEEMADI, Okene. Sum of N17,714,000.00 million. Awarded on the same 8th March, 2017. (What is happening here? Why the split? Where is this to be supplied again? Why not also tell us how many so that the contract can best be monitored?).

4. Provision of Consultancy Services on Disbursement of Overhead. Awarded to Zugoe Systems Ltd. Sum of N19,838,820.00. Awarded on 24th March, 2017. (On Disbursement of Overhead. What kind of contract is this? Which overhead is NASENI looking for Consultancy services to enable it disburse? A source from the accounts department of the agency revealed to us that the overhead was for AMEDI, an Institute under NASENI that has not even been completed. What a scam? Concerned Nigerians should ask questions!)

5. Procurement of Peugeot 508 project vehicle. Awarded to BMP Resources Limited. Sum of N18,200,250.00 million. Awarded on 1st February, 2017. (Please, which project? At the same time, NASENI Awarded the contract to train engineers and scientists at the contract sum of N2,400,000.00 only (No physical evidence of the training in NASENI, but on paper). What a misplacement of priority? Why this waste of government scarce resources?). we latter gather that this same contract was secretly re-awarded to Kaura Motors at the sum N23,430,000.00 on the 11th October, 2017.

6. Procurement of Peugeot 301 project vehicle. Awarded to Kaura Motors. Sum of N11,700,000.00 million. Awarded on 1st February, 2017. (Please, which project? At the same time, NASENI Awarded the contract to train engineers and scientists at the contract sum of N2,400,000.00 only (No physical evidence of the training in NASENI, but on paper). What a misplacement of priority? Why this waste of government scarce resources?).

7. Procurement of Toyota Hiace 16 seaters project vehicle. Awarded to Kaura Motors. Sum of N29,550,000.00 million. Awarded on 11th October, 2017. (Please, which project? At the same time, NASENI Awarded the contract to train engineers and scientists at the contract sum of N2,400,000.00 only (No physical evidence of the training in NASENI, but on paper). What a misplacement of priority? Why this waste of government scarce resources?).

8. Procurement of Toyota Prado TXL 2.7l project vehicle. Awarded to Kaura Motors. Sum of N45,980,000.00 million. Awarded on 11th October, 2017. (Please, which project? At the same time, NASENI Awarded the contract to train engineers and scientists at the contract sum of N2,400,000.00 only (No physical evidence of the training in NASENI, but on paper) . What a misplacement of priority? Why this waste of government scarce resources?).

9. Procurement of 15 numbers of Baja Tricycles. Awarded to Agencies International Investment Ltd. Sum of N17,922,000.00 million. Awarded on 21st March, 2017. (What is NASENI doing with 15 Tricycles? Even, at such amount? Why waste the public funds meant for research and development on something that is not NASENI's business? Or, another method of getting more and more wealthy? Or method of settling the politicians?) All these would have to be investigated.

10. Provision of Consultancy Services on Feasibility Study and Report on Availability of Location of Silca in Nigeria. Awarded to Heezeem General Merchant Ltd. Sum of N49,989,960.00 million. Awarded in March, 2017. (Just for Feasibility study? How can the nation grow under the unrealistic hands of this kind of people? What a contract?)

11. Construction of Perimeter Fencing of the premises and gate house of SOMMEDI, Nasarawa. Awarded to Namal Abare Property Investment Nigeria Limited. Sum of N55,397,679.00 million. Awarded on 1st February, 2017. (Perimeter Fencing and gate house for that amount! Is it the gate of Jericho? Hmmm, it's well with Nigeria. President Buhari must investigate this people. Nigerians are tired of these people who use varied strategies in packing money meant for actual development and using same to enrich themselves).

12. Consultancy Services on the architectural design, Bill of quantity and drawing for the establishment of solar cells production line.... Awarded to Preoms Global Service limited. Sum of N45,000,000.00 million. Awarded on 22nd December, 2016. (Hmmm, Consultancy! What a Consultancy! If consultancy services are these costly, how much will the main project be? At least, for once, let us call a spade, a spade. We learnt from a reliable source that in NASENI, a vital channel through which public funds are looted is through award of contracts for consultancy services. It is alluded that since 2012 when Dr. M.S Haruna became the EVC, NASENI, the number of Consultancy work done carries about 85% of all the work done in the Agency.

13. NASENI Solar Power System Restoration. Awarded to NASENI Solar Energy Limited. Sum of N11,068,275.00 million. Awarded on 11th October, 2016. (Just for restoration? This is an Agency that impliedly produces solar panels. How much is the complete set of solar power in NASENI headquarters?

14. Consultancy fees for report on the petition against former MD of SEDI, Enugu. Awarded to Muhal Global Consultancy Limited. Sum of N6,000,000.00 million. (When in Nigeria did we start paying petition fees from funds allocated for capital projects? Another scam? Nigerians are tired of all these. Mr. President should not also be comfortable with these. Those involved in these bunch of scams should be invited and questioned by relevant Agencies).

So much dirty water has passed under the bridge in NASENI, under the watch of the Hon. Minister for Science and Technology. In all of these, we have not seen a project that is expected to add value to the development of science and engineering infrastructure in Nigeria. This is how it has been for not less than five years. AN ERA OF PROPAGANDA!

As far as the Minister keeps shielding Dr. M.S Haruna and supporting him not to hand over to the next most senior Director of the Agency since his time as the EVC has expired, many answers would need to be provided to our next publication on this matter. There are more and more abnormalities in the Minister's NASENI that would be revealed in our next publication.

We therefore call on well-meaning Nigerians to keep their assessment of the integrity of some of our politicians alive. The legislature, executive and other relevant bodies are enjoined to investigate these scandals.

With due respect to the Hon. Minister for Science and Technology, please remember that the memory of the unjust, lingers on! Please do not disappoint Mr. President who believed in you and made you a Minister. Also, do not agree to be part of evil because it consumes! Do your part of the nation building with utmost objectivity and Allah will bless you accordingly.

Where is volume 1

If this is true, please where is EFCC, this actually need to be seen by the public

Cc Lalasticalala do the needful here please

Please What's the full meaning of NASENI and where is their office

Where or what is the source of this news?

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