The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has frowned at a whopping sum of N132 million expenses on sewing of drivers’ uniforms by the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET), saying the money should be refunded into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF).

The Senator Mathew Uroghide led Committee while probing financial activities of the agency uncovered the sum of

N132, 066,948.00 million, expended on drivers’ uniforms, overseas training etc.

Senate’s directive was sequel to queries issued to that effect by the Auditor General of the Federation in the 2015 Audit Report.

The Auditor General for the Federation has earlier raised queries on the amount expended.

The Senate Committee’s investigation showed that the purported overseas training which cost NBET the sum of N95.320 million never took place, while the sum of N34.583 million was spent on services that the NBET management could not defend before the panel.

On drivers’ uniforms, the NBET management said it spent the sum of N2.583 million, an amount considered outrageous and a waste of government resources.

The queries read: “Payment of the sum of N34,163,948.00 million without internal audit checking for unverifiable services in violation of extant Financial Regulations.

“Payment of N2,583,000.00 million to a contractor for production of uniforms of outsourced drivers who were supposed to be kitted by their firm and not NBET.

“Expenditure of the sum of N95, 320,000.00million for overseas training of Staff against Presidential directive and without documentary evidence.”

The Senate Committee of the whole, having debated on the report submitted to it by the panel unanimously adopted it and asked NBET to refund the total amount of N132 million without delay.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2021/08/08/senate-tells-nbet-to-refund-n132-million-spent-on-drivers-uniforms/

Buhari's body language on corruption has failed. To imagine the appointees of this government is entrenched in this level of ruts has betrayed why he was voted for. A big shame

Hehehe.

When you see them talking tough you will think they are fighting for the common man,but we know how it goes.

Nigeria my country. The money should be refunded,so that they the original looters will loot it.

This is highly commendable. I think the cleansing must start somewhere. If there can be independent probe panels that can put these excesses into check then I believe Nigeria is going places.

Imagine the whooping sum purportedly used to sew uniform at a not-so-popular agency of government, only God knows how much more other established agencies would have stolen for similar frivolous activities.

Not surprised

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

This is Nigeria!

Everybody juz dey do anyhow for this country

Omooh

Thieves everywhere

Can't blame them. They're learned from the presidency and Senate. Leaders don't know that leadership is by example.

crossfm:
Hehehe.

Nigeria my country. The money should be refunded,so that they the original looters will loot it.

Their mouth don dey dry, dem dey find cases of looting to recover and re-loot

Refund.

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Good one from the committee, but they should sack those thieves too

Is refund policy applicable in Nigeria?
SMH


@SENIORWRITER

Shey na gold dem take run the uniform ni� abi na for all drivers in Nigeria. Most corrupt government ever

iamyemiakins:

Their mouth don dey dry, dem dey find cases of looting to recover and re-loot

You too sabi this shameless people.

Please return the money to our treasury for the cooperate looters to arrange papers for cooperate looting.

I marveled when I was told in 2007 that to kit a corper cost over #80000
...

Hmm hmm

na wa o

Everybody want to take their part of the loot.

N135 Million for drivers' uniform is something that will forever be peculiar to Nigeria alone.

NASS should reduce their jumbo salaries.

The truth is that the bulk of corruption in this country is found in the civil service and not the politicians. There is this misconception that politicians are the major people stealing money. Until we start probing all these stupendous civil servants who has houses all over the country, we are going nowhere.

Lol

Which kind news/blogging be this? Topic says 132M spent on the uniforms, body of message said 2.58M spent!, which one I go come believe.

valentineuwakwe:
On drivers’ uniforms, the NBET management said it spent the sum of N2.583 million, an amount considered outrageous and a waste of government resources.

If they don't refund it nko and hide behind the Baba in Shock in Aso Rock.

Jesus! Even devil def surprise 4 this one

See how they are pampering thieves.
Are the thieves supposed to just pay back or they should be prosecuted then made to refund every Kobo stolen. But even the senators that are investigating the crime are also thieves.
Let us even commend the fact that the theft was uncovered to start with cos numerous such atrocious doings is rife in the public service unchecked.
Nigerian judicial, legislative and executive systems are so flawed. It is not this kind of government in power that can fix it

Nigeria my country the land of possibilities fantastically corrupt

Civil servant are too corrupt in Nigeria

Lifestone:
Buhari's body language on corruption has failed. To imagine the appointees of this government is entrenched in this level of ruts has betrayed why he was voted for. A big shame

When he is not a military dictator
If he does anything contrary you will still shout dictator