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The Federal Government is further investigating the unremitted Value Added Tax deductions to Federal Inland Revenue Service by the Nigerian Ports Authority under the leadership of the suspended NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

It was gathered on Saturday that the NPA during the tenure of Bala-Usman failed to remit VAT deductions running into billions of naira and in foreign currency denominations to the FIRS.

“There are unremitted deductions to FIRS that include N3,667,750,470; $148,845,745.04; €4,891,449.50; and £252,682.14,” an impeccable source at the Federal Ministry of Transportation, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the matter, stated.

Saturday PUNCH had reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was probing the alleged non-remittance of N165.32bn operating surplus by the Nigerian Ports Authority.

The report stated that this might not be unconnected to the recent suspension of the ports authority’s boss, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

Transportation ministry sources stated on Saturday that the NPA was also being investigated for contravening the policies of government with respect to the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility.





The Federal Government is further investigating the unremitted Value Added Tax deductions to Federal Inland Revenue Service by the Nigerian Ports Authority under the leadership of the suspended NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

It was gathered on Saturday that the NPA during the tenure of Bala-Usman failed to remit VAT deductions running into billions of naira and in foreign currency denominations to the FIRS.

“There are unremitted deductions to FIRS that include N3,667,750,470; $148,845,745.04; €4,891,449.50; and £252,682.14,” an impeccable source at the Federal Ministry of Transportation, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the matter, stated.

Saturday PUNCH had reported that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was probing the alleged non-remittance of N165.32bn operating surplus by the Nigerian Ports Authority.

The report stated that this might not be unconnected to the recent suspension of the ports authority’s boss, Hadiza Bala-Usman.

Transportation ministry sources stated on Saturday that the NPA was also being investigated for contravening the policies of government with respect to the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility.

“The NPA under Hadiza contravened government policy on the implementation of CSR projects/ programmes and its records relating to CSR fell short of the level of compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007,” the source stated.

The official alleged that the Presidency was shocked that there was no, or very scanty evidence of compliance with public procurement Act and that most of the CSR projects/programmes were inflated.

“The Presidency noticed that delivery of CSR items were not accompanied with delivery letters and that in most cases, there was no evidence of actual items delivered and who signed for them,” the official stated.

The source added, “Bala-Usman must tell Nigerians why and how N4.2bn was spent in 2017 as against N29m in 2016 (on CSR), an increase of 14,310 per cent.”

The official further alleged that only between 2016 and 2018, at least N20bn of NPA’s financial transactions could not be traced, documented or explained.

On the concern that there was a procedural breach in asking Bala-Usman to step aside for the investigation to commence, the source described this as “completely wrong.”

The official said, “Constitutionally, the President has the power to hire or fire any of his appointees at any point in time.

“In this case, she wasn’t even fired. She was just asked to step aside for an investigation to take place. And this was done by the President and not the minister.”

But Bala-Usman in a letter, with reference MD/17/MF/VOL-XX/541, dated May 5, 2021 and addressed to the Chief of Staff to the President, said the NPA was aware of Buhari’s approval for the FMoT to conduct an audit of the accounts of the NPA and its remittances to the CRF.

When contacted to speak on whether the transportation ministry followed due process before the suspension of Bala-Usman, the spokesperson, FMoT, Eric Ojiekwe, did not answer calls to his mobile phone and had yet to reply a text message sent to him on the matter.

Source: https://m.punchng.com/Hadiza-Bala-Usman-FG-investigates-fresh-N3.6bn-$150m-non-remittances-by-NPA

The future is..

The source added, “Bala-Usman must tell Nigerians why and how N4.2bn was spent in 2017 as against N29m in 2016 (on CSR), an increase of 14,310 per cent.”

Imagine.. billions up on billions

The future is nor female anything. As far as I know, both male and female Nigerian politicians are thiefs

God bless Sony interactive entertainment God bless Kogi state

SMH! @the kind of people and administrators @the helms of affairs in all our parastaltal.....very sick and pathetic greedy criminals.
Clueless leaders have refused to create good policies and implement commendable projects that will better the living standards of the citizens I cringe because these people are not gonna do these things with their personal resources or monies rather they get paid fat salaries and allowances to use our human mineral and tax payers money ...so why the heck is it so hard for them to do ? Rather they'll stack the monies somewhere in a foreign bank that will later be discovered and then they get indicted for embezzlement , money laundry e.t.c
WTF do we call such a skewed reasoning and mindsets? SMH once again.

We need young visionary leaders and not the present old mofos that have damaged mindsets of embezzlement, corrupt practices & stealing!

Stormyharper:
I am sincerely sick of our leaders, politicians and people in power and authority. They have all failed us they have all failed unborn generations. Tribe, religion and Dangote are the problem of nigeria. Look at this one embezzling money like water i remember the oil minister lady too, she did the same thing too. God have mercy

Imagine and some NL members here still are in support of such leadership?
If you are among those still rooting or supporting the past & present leaders then you are an enemy of the state and you'll soon get your portion of waterloo awaiting y'all!

People are been killed daily because of bad roads , insecurities and hunger in the land and you still in your very sick minds have support for the demons in leadership then you won't be spared since you have failed to speak against evil.!!;

We Moooove.

@Seniorwriter

See the way they're mentioning billions of naira and millions of dollars asif its beans. The rot and corruption under APC is unprecedented

Look at an ordinary NPA DG sharing Southern oil wealth like it's no man's business. Just imagine how many agencies and commissions that are looting this country blind.

Imagine the billions stolen from Customs on a daily basis, yet someone would say that Nigeria is broke.

Nigeria na scam

Stealing, looting, killings and banditry everywhere smh

And the future is what again ?

When you compare PDP's 16years in power and APC's 6years, APC have a masters and doctorate degree in corruption. Imagine our debt profile and nothing is working after all the borrowings and yet billions of dollars keep getting missing everyday while Nigerians suffer economic hardship and insecurity. It shall never be well with people that voted this failure the second time

They'll deal with this woman mercilessly

Saturday PUNCH had reported that the President, President Muhammadu Buhari, was probing the alleged non-remittance of N165.32bn operating surplus by the Nigerian Ports Authority.

God bless our Darling Daddy President Muhammadu Buhari and his amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo.

And it was this same country that a sitting President told us that STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION.


Never Again!!!

Criminals and fraudsters still in pain,
you can now start rolling on the floor......wailing!
Space yapaaaaa for floor

Smoke and mirror government

At first millions was enough, now it is billions we are managing and asking for trillions. How is nigeria still in the shit pile ?

It's fake news, there's no kwaraption under bubu, dead meat griller come and defend your dady.

And these are folks that called GEJ corrupt, bring back our money,e no go good ooo

hmmm everybody just dey do anyhow Sha..

The future is Female

Buharis administration corruption will be monumental if another government comes on board. If not Hadizas issues of insubordination to Amaechi would this have been brought to the public

The future is thiefing females.

Audio investigation, fulls.

From fraudulent bring back our girls to bring back our VAT. Shameless woman

Una father

When you fight corruption, corruption fights Back.

Nigeria will succeed.

post=101512941:
When you fight corruption, corruption fights Back.

Nigeria will succeed.

Who is fighting corruption and who is the corruption fighting back

Are all these not the saints appointed by your mannequin daddy

Investigations that will never yield results

Abeg this people matter dey tire person, please just enjoy my new video �� abeg�

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6TQ07ZJ-aE

Corruption has finished this country.

Nawa oh this kind fine woman na criminal





The future is bleak

One of Buhari's gangster on the beat.
Buhari was foisted on us so that looting will change hands from PDP to Terrorists sympathizers party.

Investigation in futility

Has apc ever probed and brought any of their members to face justice

Please I'm need of a partime job in Abuja
My school is on strike.....anything legit I'll work till July thanks