Following the query issued to a former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Bello on the purchase of a N7 billion building for the ministry, emerging evidence has shown that the transaction was actually sanctioned by the Federal Executive Council FEC having passed through all relevant procurement processes.

In an April 9, 2019 letter seen by our Correspondent and signed by Deacon T.O Onaeko, the Director, Lands and Housing Development in the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, the then Minister, Raji Fashola had written to his counterpart in the Ministry of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, disclosing that the said building had been inspected and valued.


“Further to your letter Ref. No. AGR.1201/Vol.1/13 of 13th March, 2019, on the above subject, I am to inform you that the property has been inspected and valued. I am to convey the Honourable Minister’s approval of a Capital Value of (Seven Billion, two hundred million Naira) only, for the property. The approval is purely for valuation purposes only. However, this is to further inform you that you should seek and secure the approval of Mr. President before any planned acquisition.

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