₦airaland Forum

pendy79:
This government is a joke. And the igbo thieves that were part of it are shameless rogues, from stella oduah to chukwu now and their people celebrate them. Chukwu wants to be a governor , Stella plans to be in the senate. Are these the best the igbos can come up with? This same thief was indicted for corruption when he was CMD of Ebonyi state teaching hospital.

Only in the PDP will a foyose seek and get public office, only in the PDP will an alamaiseigha seek to be in the senate, only in the PDP will an ndudi elumelu seek to govern delta state, only in the PDP will a farouk lawan remain a honourable member of the house,

kudos to GMB for refusing to yield to pressure to handover the ticket of the CPC to Mohammed Abacha even at the cost of losing the seat in 2011

Kudos to the jagaban borgu despite tales by saTAN goons of how corrupt you are, you went to their court of ICPC and code of conduct bureau yet they found nothing on you and declare you stainless,you fly into UK and US everytime yet their alams and buruji kasamu dare not pass in front of their embassies there in abuja

Why is corruption institutionalised under the PDP from obasanjo to JonaTAN? God punish anybody who wish and support we continue in this blitz of corruption personified cabal.
Death to the PDP and everything it represents.

Trailblazer1:
I knew that nothing good will ever come out of Sahara reporters.

Enemies of truth.

Here is the truth:
http://www.gavi.org/Library/News/Statements/2014/Review-of-Gavi-support-to-Nigeria/

Stantiques:
for your mind..u don curse n bless..abi.
ewu gambia.

pendy79:
Oma se ofo danu ni ti omo ti omo, ti iran di iran. Iwo omo ti o ni eko yi.
Is it not a tribal trait for you shameless people to support and entrench mediocrity and support corruption with your blood and tears.

pendy79:
Oma se ofo danu ni ti omo ti omo, ti iran di iran. Iwo omo ti o ni eko yi.
Is it not a tribal trait for you shameless people to support and entrench mediocrity and support corruption with your blood and tears.

waternogetenemy:
Yorubas will always try to bring igbo down to their level but as history has shown, they will fail.



Onyebuchi is already a governor in waiting.

waternogetenemy:
Very misleading title, mods kindly correct the insanity of the OP!

Ngwakwe:
I got lost when I read these excerpts
The people implicated in the report did not speak while the minister spoke meaning he wasn't implicated
While the Nigerian medical entities implicated in the report did not speak to the press on the matter , on October 17 letter titled Letter of Understanding on the Principles regarding the Gavi Cash Program Audit 2011-2013” and signed by immediate past Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu acknowledged weaknesses in the management of Gavi funds.
The letter, which was written in response to preliminary reports, assured Gavi that the Nigerian government would refund misappropriated money and would welcome further audits of Gavi funding.
The letter also promised steps would be put in place to deter corruption and increase accountability. “In response to the CPA, the Ministry of Health and NPHCDA have introduced a number of measures to immediately enhance the transparency and accountability of systems. These include the upgrading of the Internal Audit Unit to a department empowered to undertake physical verification; the introduction of routine checks to validate that purchased assets have been delivered and installed appropriately across the country; and the computation of a fixed asset register."
The letter furthers, “The Ministry of Health and Gavi appreciate the role of partners, particularly UNICEF and WHO, in channelling Gavi funds during the transitional period while the executing entities are strengthening their capabilities. For the longer term, the appointment of a fiduciary agent was agreed to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants at both federal and state levels.
The appointment of a fiduciary agent to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants to Nigeria, at both federal and state levels, has also been agreed between Gavi and the Government of Nigeria. The fiduciary agent will also be tasked to help remediate the weaknesses identified at Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
“This appointment will also support the enhancement of executing entities’ capacities to strengthen systems of transparency and accountability,” the statement concluded.

waternogetenemy:
hahahaha! Dat is the kind of rubbish rebel news report. They see an impressive line up of south east leaders and they want to run their names through the mud.

Yorubas don't want to see anything good in the east, becos they are too lazy to develop their land. This 21st century will see massive migration to the east of both easterners and non easterners.


Let us host people in our land for a change

Ngwakwe:
I can't endorse this your comment for the generalisation and lack of credible statistics (obtained through referendum) as a proof.
Your comment will serve the intended purpose when you narrow down your allegation by being specific to individuals or groups and avoid total ethnic profiling.

berem:
He only moved the money nau! He didn't steal it. That's the Ebonyi State governor in waiting you know!

Collynzo29:
This is from Gavi's website, they know exactly where the fault lies. www.gavi.org/Library/News/Statements/2014/Review-of-Gavi-support-to-Nigeria/

The guilty agency in bold is headed by
Dr. Ado Jimada Gana Muhammad (Hausa)
his deputy is
Adefunke Adesope (Yoruba)
Leave Chukwu out of this.

Ngwakwe:
I got lost when I read these excerpts

The people implicated in the report did not speak while the minister spoke meaning he wasn't implicated

While the Nigerian medical entities implicated in the report did not speak to the press on the matter , on October 17 letter titled Letter of Understanding on the Principles regarding the Gavi Cash Program Audit 2011-2013” and signed by immediate past Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu acknowledged weaknesses in the management of Gavi funds.

The letter, which was written in response to preliminary reports, assured Gavi that the Nigerian government would refund misappropriated money and would welcome further audits of Gavi funding.

The letter also promised steps would be put in place to deter corruption and increase accountability. “In response to the CPA, the Ministry of Health and NPHCDA have introduced a number of measures to immediately enhance the transparency and accountability of systems. These include the upgrading of the Internal Audit Unit to a department empowered to undertake physical verification; the introduction of routine checks to validate that purchased assets have been delivered and installed appropriately across the country; and the computation of a fixed asset register."

The letter furthers, “The Ministry of Health and Gavi appreciate the role of partners, particularly UNICEF and WHO, in channelling Gavi funds during the transitional period while the executing entities are strengthening their capabilities. For the longer term, the appointment of a fiduciary agent was agreed to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants at both federal and state levels.

The appointment of a fiduciary agent to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants to Nigeria, at both federal and state levels, has also been agreed between Gavi and the Government of Nigeria. The fiduciary agent will also be tasked to help remediate the weaknesses identified at Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

“This appointment will also support the enhancement of executing entities’ capacities to strengthen systems of transparency and accountability,” the statement concluded.

cramjones:
Typical of the corrupt-ridden Jonathanians! Now this slimy theif wants to steal more in his state, after taking credit for the astute leadership demonstrated by two APC governors in stoping Ebola.

-CramJones

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), a public-private global health organization that assists with vaccine procurement, yesterday released the findings from an audit of $29 million USD in funding given to Nigeria between 2011-2013.

The Programme Fiduciary Oversight team of Gavi, which is based in Geneva, found that the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Heath and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) were guilty of arrant malpractice and fraud.

The findings, released in Geneva, claim that the funds—intended for procurement of vaccines and health systems strengthening for children in Nigeria—were badly misused.

“The report describes systemic weaknesses regarding the operation of controls and procedures in national systems used to manage Gavi cash-based support,” Gavi stated.

Specifically, the report found that only an approximate “40 per cent of the total expenditure of N4.5bn (US$29m) in the period 2011-2013 was spent on procurement with the main categories being: printing N919m (US $5.8m); incinerators N184m (US $1.2m); drugs N243m (US $1.6m); rehabilitation and equipping of medical facilities N437m (US $2.8m); other procurement N90m (US $397k), motor vehicles N17.8 (US 113k).”

SaharaReporters extensively reviewed the final report, noting that after the release of a preliminary report of the audit, cash-based support was suspended in April 2014. “Remediation of the identified weaknesses will need to be undertaken before disbursements can start again,” the final report recommended.

Disbursed funds that had not been used were also frozen.

Following this, Gavi assigned UNICEF Nigeria to supervise pediatric health systems strengthening activities. “Gavi has asked UNICEF Nigeria to oversee the implementation of a limited number of activities that are deemed critical to routine immunisation and health system strengthening,” it said.

As part of its report, Gavi has officially called for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the finding and assure reimbursement of a portion of the funds.

“Gavi and its partners have a zero tolerance on the misuse of funds. When misuse is identified Gavi requires reimbursement,” Gavi said. “Inappropriate use of funds not only undermines confidence in development support but it means that the desired beneficiaries, who often already live in challenging circumstances, do not see much.”

“As a result of specific findings the Government of Nigeria has agreed to repay funds deemed to have been misused, which are quantified as US$ 2.2 million.”

The audit presents major questions for both the Nigerian Ministry of Health as well as NPHCDA. Weak leadership, disorganization, and conspiracy to commit fraud were all factors that the health organization feels contributed to the mismanagement of funding. “The audit identified fundamental weaknesses in controls around procurement including a lack of segregation of duties, ineffective oversight, and indications of collusion that created an environment that Gavi believes resulted in irregular activities.”

Among the irregular activities mentioned in the report were weaknesses in the management of disbursements to states.

In the year 2012, the total amount disbursed to the states was US $2m, despite an approved budget of US$3.2m. At the close of 2013, the total amount of advances disbursed was US $1.4m, despite an approved budget of US $6.4m.

“At the states, zones and LGA level, the audit noted delayed liquidation of advances and in many instances, no liquidation at all. For several states, advances remain outstanding for months or years. As at 31 December 2013, N157m (US$1m) was outstanding with N125m (US $935k) outstanding for more than 12 months. At the zone level, as at 31 December 2013, N37m (US $239k) was outstanding for more than six months.

Failure to properly track and ensure taxes were properly and justly paid was also a substantial issue.

The report said, “Total tax remitted to the Federal Internal Revenues Services (FIRS) for the period 2011–2013 according to the bank mandates was N62m (US$390,000) for Value Added Tax (VAT) and N89m (US$560,000) for Withholding Tax (WHT). The audit was unable to verify that payments were correctly made to the relevant tax authorities: specific accounts are not maintained in the accounting system for VAT and WHT to record and monitor the taxes paid.”

Another significant fault the report found was that a number of cash advances were used to pay staff allowances. Cash advances for staff training were also reportedly transferred into the bank accounts of NPHCDA accountants, amounts as high as N91 million (US$600k) going to individual staff members.

“The audit noted instances of discrepancies between the cash advance transferred to the accountants’ bank accounts and the amounts withdrawn by the accountants for planned programme activity,” Gavi says.

As a result of the findings, the oversight team made an extensive amount of recommendations to the organization.

The most significant of these was a full audit of all high-risk expenditures in prior years. “Because of the identified weaknesses in controls and indications of misuse, Gavi will undertake a full-scale audit to cover both select, high-risk expenditures in prior years, and other expenditure from the period 2011-2013 not examined in the course of this audit,” the report stated. Gavi also made clear their intent to seek repayment for missing monies through the EFCC.

While the Nigerian medical entities implicated in the report did not speak to the press on the matter, an October 17 letter titled Letter of Understanding on the Principles regarding the Gavi Cash Program Audit 2011-2013” and signed by immediate past Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu acknowledged weaknesses in the management of Gavi funds.

The letter, which was written in response to preliminary reports, assured Gavi that the Nigerian government would refund misappropriated money and would welcome further audits of Gavi funding.

The letter also promised steps would be put in place to deter corruption and increase accountability. “In response to the CPA, the Ministry of Health and NPHCDA have introduced a number of measures to immediately enhance the transparency and accountability of systems. These include the upgrading of the Internal Audit Unit to a department empowered to undertake physical verification; the introduction of routine checks to validate that purchased assets have been delivered and installed appropriately across the country; and the computation of a fixed asset register."

The letter furthers, “The Ministry of Health and Gavi appreciate the role of partners, particularly UNICEF and WHO, in channelling Gavi funds during the transitional period while the executing entities are strengthening their capabilities. For the longer term, the appointment of a fiduciary agent was agreed to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants at both federal and state levels.

The appointment of a fiduciary agent to oversee the financial management of Gavi’s grants to Nigeria, at both federal and state levels, has also been agreed between Gavi and the Government of Nigeria. The fiduciary agent will also be tasked to help remediate the weaknesses identified at Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

“This appointment will also support the enhancement of executing entities’ capacities to strengthen systems of transparency and accountability,” the statement concluded.

View the documents below.

http://saharareporters.com/2014/10/30/nigerias-ministry-health-others-mismanage-29-million-meant-vaccination-children%E2%80%94auditors

pendy79:
This government is a joke. And the igbo thieves that were part of it are shameless rogues, from stella oduah to chukwu now and their people celebrate them. Chukwu wants to be a governor , Stella plans to be in the senate. Are these the best the igbos can come up with? This same thief was indicted for corruption when he was CMD of Ebonyi state teaching hospital.

Only in the PDP will a foyose seek and get public office, only in the PDP will an alamaiseigha seek to be in the senate, only in the PDP will an ndudi elumelu seek to govern delta state, only in the PDP will a farouk lawan remain a honourable member of the house,

kudos to GMB for refusing to yield to pressure to handover the ticket of the CPC to Mohammed Abacha even at the cost of losing the seat in 2011

Kudos to the jagaban borgu despite tales by saTAN goons of how corrupt you are, you went to their court of ICPC and code of conduct bureau yet they found nothing on you and declare you stainless,you fly into UK and US everytime yet their alams and buruji kasamu dare not pass in front of their embassies there in abuja

Why is corruption institutionalised under the PDP from obasanjo to JonaTAN? God punish anybody who wish and support we continue in this blitz of corruption personified cabal.
Death to the PDP and everything it represents.

Collynzo29:
This is from Gavi's website, they know exactly where the fault lies. www.gavi.org/Library/News/Statements/2014/Review-of-Gavi-support-to-Nigeria/

The guilty agency in bold is headed by
Dr. Ado Jimada Gana Muhammad (Hausa)
his deputy is
Adefunke Adesope (Yoruba)
Leave Chukwu out of this.

Witness confirms several deposits in Fani-Kayode’s account

A PROSECUTION witness and a legal officer with the First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB). Mr. Elonna Ezelo yesterday told a Federal High Court Lagos, that several forms of deposits running into millions of naira were made by Femi Fani-Kayode, while he was the Minister of Aviation.

The witness, however, said there was no formal report made to any authority concerning the financial transactions by the former minister.
Fani-Kayode, is standing trial on an amended 40-count charge bordering on money laundering.
At the resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, the witness who was led in evidence by the prosecutor, Mr. Festus Keyamo, told the court that the accused first had an account with First Atlantic Bank Plc, which later transformed from First Inland Bank Plc, to Finbank Plc, and now FCMB.
He said as a legal officer of the bank, he collated all statement of account of the accused which revealed several transactions involving cash, cheques, draft and transfers.

According to the witness, there were four deposit transactions captured in the accused statement of account between July 2006 and January 2007. He gave the details as follows: N660,000, N6 million, N10. 9 million and N3.3 million.
But under cross examination by Defence Counsel, Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), the witness told the court that no formal report was made by the bank to any authority, in relation to the statement of account of the accused.
He also told the court that the transactions in the statement of account of the accused, however, took place before he assumed office as legal officer of the bank.

He told the court that all his evidence in court was based on the information he retrieved from the computer in which the statement of account of the accused was stored.
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia has adjourned till today for continuation of trial.
Fani-Kayode was first arraigned sometime in December 2008 before Justice Ramat Mohammed on a 47-count charge. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge and Justice Mohammed had granted him bail in the sum of N200 million with two sureties in like sum.
He was again re-arraigned before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako, following the transfer of Mohammed from the Lagos Division. Fani-Kayode was again re-arraigned before Justice Ajumogobia on February 11, 2013 after the transfer of Murtala-Nyako.
Ajumogobia is now the third judge to preside over the case in the last five years, and the charge now bears 40 counts, after the EFCC dropped seven counts out of the original 47.

In the charge, the accused was alleged to have transacted with funds exceeding the threshold allowed by the money laundering, without going through a financial institution.
He was alleged to have accepted cash payments in the tune of about N100 million, while he held sway as Minister of Aviation and Minister of Culture and Tourism.
The offence is said to contravene the provisions of Sections 15(1) (a) (b) (c) (d) and 15 (2) (a) (b) of the Money Laundering (prohibition) Act, 2004.

From: http://www.theguardianmobile.com/readNewsItem1.php?nid=23869

pendy79:
This government is a joke. And the igbo thieves that were part of it are shameless rogues, from stella oduah to chukwu now and their people celebrate them. Chukwu wants to be a governor , Stella plans to be in the senate. Are these the best the igbos can come up with? This same thief was indicted for corruption when he was CMD of Ebonyi state teaching hospital.

Only in the PDP will a foyose seek and get public office, only in the PDP will an alamaiseigha seek to be in the senate, only in the PDP will an ndudi elumelu seek to govern delta state, only in the PDP will a farouk lawan remain a honourable member of the house,

kudos to GMB for refusing to yield to pressure to handover the ticket of the CPC to Mohammed Abacha even at the cost of losing the seat in 2011

Kudos to the jagaban borgu despite tales by saTAN goons of how corrupt you are, you went to their court of ICPC and code of conduct bureau yet they found nothing on you and declare you stainless,you fly into UK and US everytime yet their alams and buruji kasamu dare not pass in front of their embassies there in abuja

Why is corruption institutionalised under the PDP from obasanjo to JonaTAN? God punish anybody who wish and support we continue in this blitz of corruption personified cabal.
Death to the PDP and everything it represents.

VolvoS60:
The mods here are asleep.

Almost 12 hours after the misleading thread header by the OP and the mods have not thought it necessary to change it. Several posters have requested for a change in the header until the specific individuals responsible for the fraud have been charged. Are the mods going to claim ignorance of these requests?

Instead of a united front against graft, we now have what this thread has eventually turned out to be. Nonsense.

Olivers2J:
@op plz answer me, who is a saint in Nigeria system of government? I guess no one........... So let's stop been judegemental because it doesn't pay us

presher:
chai these apc touts no get work.they want to tarnish the image of a good man

cramjones:
You are very stupi.d! GAVI - is the Global Alliance for Vaccines Initiative, primariy funded by Gates and other rich nations. A highly credible organization does an audit and and says $29 million was stolen, and you said they should be charged first? A goat reasons better than your pus-filled brain

cramjones:
You are very stupi.d! GAVI - is the Global Alliance for Vaccines Initiative, primariy funded by Gates and other rich nations. A highly credible organization does an audit and and says $29 million was stolen, and you said they should be charged first? A goat reasons better than your pus-filled brain

M17:
MAY ALL MY FAMILY MEET THEIR EARLY GRAVE QUICK QUICK .I WILL HANG MY DIRTY MAMA .