₦airaland Forum

I hope it’s not because ‘Corruption’ is fighting back that this government has decided to shift focus and choose a different and supposed softer-target for its anti-corruption crusade. We want to see the government as up and doing, but also, we also demand efficiency and effectiveness.

If EFCC can’t do her job well with necessary documentations available, which the said memo is a huge part in this context, then I wonder how they can unravel and solve more complex cases which have been perpetrated and some of which are still on-going. Why waste time chasing a dead-end? So many of our stolen assets out their begging for recovery. So many looters that should be brought to book. EFCC should stop sponsoring unfounded lists of looters but prosecute and ensure conviction of whomever is found culpable at whatever level of government.

With the level of sophistication, the EFCC claim to have, you are still needing the help of Okonjo-Iweala to ascertain how the balance of $250million released was disbursed after $36million was withdrawn in cash? I thought government was a continuum and this administration would just take responsibility and do her job.

I would blame the protracted court case of Sambo Dasuki-who should be providing answers to these questions-the reason for this kind of spurious stories. Part of the blame has to be directed at our defective judicial system and Dasuki legal team. I hope the Judges handling this case and the defence team of Dasuki will allow the accelerated hearing status granted the case to be effective, so we can arrive at a conclusion and also set a precedence to other matters arising.

Some of these allegations are so incredible as they are ludicrous. How is it a primary concern of the minister of finance that funds allocated to MDAs are spent on extraneous matters including media services, opinion polls and personal matters? Maybe the writer should school us on the responsibilities of each agency of government as regards funds allocated to them.

One of the question we should be asking the is why NOI wasn’t charge to court as Sambo Dasuki has been, if indeed she acted ultra vires in anyway in the handling of the loot. The President set up a committee on how best to utilize the recovered loot, and NOI ensured the money was disbursed as agreed by the committee. Is it that you expect her to micro-manage every ministry, agency, parastatals of govt on how every kobo allocated to them is spent? I very much doubt that is part of her job description as Minister of Finance.

If any questions are needed to be asked, Sambo Dasuki is still in custody, albeit against court ruling, EFCC should go ahead and ask the recipient of the funds under debate. Maybe that’s why Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her good judgement decided not to release all the $300million dollars to the ONSA, envisaging misappropriation or what have you.

“About $36,155,000 (N13,015,800 billion) out of the $250million was also withdrawn in cash without any purpose”. This statement is one of the most contradictory statement I have heard in a long while. Is there any stipulation anywhere as to how such funds should be released? Requisition was made for arms purchase to the tune of $300milliion and was duly approved by the President. $250million was released to the office of ONSA in total for the said purpose. Seems this writer just want to claim memory loss at the point that suits him, so the story can serve the purpose intended.

One of the question we should be asking the EFCC is why Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wasn’t charge to court as Sambo Dasuki has been, if indeed she acted ultra vires in anyway in the handling of the Abacha loot. GEJ set up a committee on how best to utilize the recovered loot, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ensured the money was disbursed as agreed by the committee. Is it that you expect her to micro-manage every ministry, agency, parastatals of govt on how every kobo allocated to them is spent? I very much doubt that is part of her job description as Minister of Finance.

What exactly do you want Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to know about procurement of arms and ammunition? Was is not enough occupying the role of the Coordinating Minister of the whole economy? It’s clear enough that this writer mentioned the funds where duly approved. I don’t know why EFCC often resort to chasing shadows and unnecessary name-smearing