By Tordue Salem, Abuja

The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has called for the investigation into an allegation that
suspended Chairman of Nigeria Ports Authority Hadiza Bala Usman, misappropriated over N165 billion of operating surplus, and also the diversion of funds running into billions of naira, by top officials of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA). The lawmakers described it as “another sad commentary on the brimming corruption in the APC administration, the mindless lootings of such stupendous resources at a time the country was writhing in the throes of worsening insecurity”. It, therefore, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately “take in the indicted Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, and commence a system-wide investigation with a view to prosecuting her, if found wanting”.

The Caucus in a statement signed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP- Delta) on Monday, insisted that “such huge economic crime against the nation, should not be left to an administrative panel of enquiry, but committed to an anti-graft agency for an independent investigation”. ALSO READ: NPFL resumes as Rangers pip Enyimba, Akwa United move top of log The lawmakers expressed concerns that “by committing the alleged NPA looting to an administrative panel, political manipulations and partisan influences had taken precedence over what should have been a system-wide investigation into a monumental fraud”.

According to them, “Our Caucus holds that the mere suspension of the indicted Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, and the resort to an administrative panel of enquiry even after the report by the Supervising Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, exposed an unremitted and possibly diverted operating surplus of N165 billion, amounts romancing and perfuming corruption by the APC-led Federal Government. “The Minority Caucus also believes that the recourse to an administrative instead of a full-scale criminal investigation can only serve as a decoy to shield some other APC government officials involved in the looting spree at NPA and other affiliated agencies in the transport sector.

“This is because, apart from the unremitted N165 billion cited by the Minister, other documents and reports from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation had also uncovered several sleazes, including unremitted deduction to Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) amounting to N3,667,750,470. $148,845,745.04, Euro 4,891,449.50 and £252,682.14. ALSO READ: South African president warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if rich countries hog shots “This is in addition to audit query of N15.18 billion allegedly stolen through inflated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects/programmes under the watch of the suspended NPA Managing Director.


“As representatives of the suffering people of Nigeria, our Caucus is particularly very worried that such monumental lootings are going on at a time terrorists, bandits, unknown gunmen, and criminal militias are reigning supreme across the length and breadth of the country and life has consequently become the cheapest article in the country. “We imagine that such resources if channelled to the security sector and well managed would have made a world of difference in addressing the problem of insecurity in the country”.

The caucus added that” the APC administration had crippled the national economy and brought untold hardship and suffering to Nigerians and therefore demanded more drastic step by anti-graft agencies to recover the stolen funds as well as prosecute all involved in the looting spree. “It is a shame that a party that came to power with the promise of fight corruption, build the economy, and fight insecurity has ended up destroying whatever gains that were made before it came to power”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/npa-looting-reps-urge-efcc-to-investigate-hadiza-bala-usman/

They won't go after her nah...she be scared cow
If na small yahoo boys wey never bathe..dem go begin flex muscle dey form local Jack bauer

Na like this dem go scatter the whole probe

165b na annual budget for many states !

moriss33:
They won't go after her nah...she be scared cow
If na small yahoo boys wey never bathe..den go begin flex muscle dey form local Jack bauer

Omo...me sef shock when ah hear the amount & na Mr Integrity appointee ooo...says so much about Mr Integrity himself
165b na annual budget for many states !


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I'm surprised EFCC never put her inside cage or black "kondo".

dem dey buy her time to run away !!

niger republic.

moriss33:
Omo...me sef shock when ah hear the amount & na Mr Integrity appointee ooo...says so much about Mr Integrity himself
165b na annual budget for many states !

she must be packing her luggages by now !!

time to vamoosh !

"NPA Looting", that's the phrase flying around now.
Whereas, NPA has been Looting crazily from time immemorial


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Na wa oo

Thief vs thief abi?

Sometimes the way these people handle public funds make one wonder

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The party of looters and criminals that looted and raped our country for 16 years would have swept this colossal looting under the carpet.

All criminals must be investigated and jailed, no matter the party they are.
This is one of the change we voted for.

A better Nigeria is all we want.
A better Nigeria we shall have.
God bless Nigeria.

Abokis both male and female are all head slamming criminals. The way they defend Islam, you would think that stealing is an eyesore to them. They celebrate thieves but behead the blasphemous ones.

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yoυ're jυѕт ғeтcнιng waтer ιnѕιde тнe вaѕĸeт
вecaυѕe тнey're;
EIFC (econoмιc and ιnтerneт ғraυdѕ coммιѕѕιon)
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EFCC (econoмιc and ғιnancιal crιмeѕ coммιѕѕιon)

Investigate anyone jareh

The report that Madam Hadiza Bala Usman use the #BringBackOurGirl campaign for political reasons might be true.. Because we have seen that immediately Buhari assumed office this woman has been cashing out big time..

And Madam Oby Ezekwesili might also be guilty of same allegation, because since presidency didn't compasate her with any government portfolio she turned to a wailing wailer which is why she leaked that report and immediately retracted it... Bird of same feathers.

Hadiza Bala Usman is a theif and as such should be treated as one..

Check out those asking for someone to be investigated.

Buhari appointee corruption is not corruption except you go against the cabal.

Ok, uncle EFFC


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