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Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by spenca: 10:50am On Dec 26, 2014 |
ebube89: IF you do your research right if at all you do any, the truth won't evade you |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by chamboy(m): 11:00am On Dec 26, 2014 |
mogentle:Bro, do u knw normally Projects are not meant to be a President's achievements... |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Dbboy(m): 11:25am On Dec 26, 2014 |
lawrencemleopo: Prove that he is a clown and mention just 10 things Buhari has done. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Dbboy(m): 11:31am On Dec 26, 2014 |
From now henceforth to all my APC friends and E-rat b4 you argue with any PDP supporter you would have to name 10 things that Buhari has done b4 we even engage in any meaningful conversation. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by sebali: 11:31am On Dec 26, 2014 |
tomakint: 1. sure p and u win are all scam.....i parcipated in d charade called sure p 2. d man has not completed on fed. xpress way in is 6yrs in office....all are on going......and very many (say 80%) fee. roads are yer to be talk abt. 3. FOI is anoda scam......u cant access any info from any govt. agency e.g NNPC. 4. as 4 railway d administration is jus making noise on ground breaking ceremonies rather commissioning finished project...pls tel me hw many rail project has bin completed. 5. u meant paper diversification of d economy( pls tel me where are all d so called made in nigeria nissqn cars). 6. with d level of unemployment and impunity JONA must go 7. everyday we here of a newly commissioned power plant still no light everywhere and he keeps approving increase in tarrif. JONA MUST GO |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by mogentle(m): 11:33am On Dec 26, 2014 |
tomakint:Lies!!!!! First 2 years, he did nothing..Go away with your lies. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by GOGMIG(m): 12:06pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
slimfit1: fool thank u, so is it GEJ that is carrying the guns and the bombs in the north? why blame him then. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by tomakint: 12:35pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
mogentle:Why are you a stark opposite of your moniker? kindly state your 'FACTS' to counter my 'LIES' and while at that, please, do the forum a favour by listing Buhari's completed achievements. 1 Like |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Nobody: 12:40pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
spenca:. Don't come here and make noise. Go give Doyin the list and win the money. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by tomakint: 12:49pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
No10:my brother just leave those clowns alone....all they know how to do best is shout 'Sai Buhari' with their gworo teeth bunch of bloody clowns! |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by dlox147(m): 12:49pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
chamboy:after the subsidy probe, have you heard of any subsidy scam again? Is Tukurs and Ali's sons not still standing trail for the subsidy scam? Is Jonathan the controller of immigration? Did he not order the 1k paid back to the applicants? The pension guy was arrested by the efcc(fg) and was set free by court, angered by this efcc(fg) re arrested him immediately, would now say the fg has not done there part? So my friend spend less time on social media read more and get yourself better informed..merry xmas |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by dlox147(m): 12:53pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
sebali:go to the Youwin link on nairaland so you can get yourself educated. With your post here on NL I am not surprised you didnt win. https://www.nairaland.com/1384343/youwin-business-competition-2013/85#29208058 |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Princewill1(m): 1:08pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
These useless janja•weeds should mention 10 things that buhari did OR shut their watery mouth forever!! |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by abacus(m): 2:14pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
ebube89: That day in 2010, he decided to run for presidency I stopped to sympathise GEJ because leadership should be opportunity meets preparation. This blame game will not end the insurgency everyone will distance themselves. Someone just aired how he intended to crush BH, what was GEJ plan then? I still blame a CinC who has at his disposal every thing to crush BH but rather politicise it. Lemme remind you, 2011 GEJ campaign surrounds attaching BH to GMB, in 2015 would people listen to that NO. Same 2011, GEJ attached extremism to GMB, same can't be used this time around ati be be lo.. because over time people now see that GEJ only mission is to enrich his few friends and that is all. So blaming this govt. Is justified and clamouring for a change is not too much. So help us God. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by tomakint: 3:18pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
dlox147:You sef get time for all these dark-minded frustrated ones who knew next to nothing about what governance is but keep barking 'Sai Buhari' like rabid dogs.....ignore these lowlifers bro. 2 Likes |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by dlox147(m): 3:52pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
tomakint:I swear bro..very blind followers |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by spenca: 4:41pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
No10: It is not about the money my friend |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by banki(m): 5:23pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
oya doyin....please also add 500000 to anyone who can tell us 5 achievements of jonathan as governor of bayelsa state ... na the same 18months dem spend..... |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by chamboy(m): 6:53pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
dlox147:Alams Pardon is not an eye opener for u bah |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by dlox147(m): 7:13pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
chamboy:bro take a chill pill. Did alams not serve his jail term? Did alams not refund most of the stolen money including houses he built? And mind you Alams pardon was not agreed by GEJ govt it was agreed in exchange for his help to solve the Niger Delta issue. Do you hear people like OBJ and co talk about? So guy relax and tell me something new. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by chamboy(m): 7:14pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
dlox147:woo go n support ur mediocre na u sabi |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 8:48pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
abacus:AM NOT A FAN OF GEJ BUT I KNOW THE DAY D NORTH UNITES TO STOP BOKOHARAM IT WILL END. THEY HAV A LOT OF SYMPATHIZERS DERE |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Ezemust: 9:00pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
lawrencemleopo: |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by Ezemust: 9:01pm On Dec 26, 2014 |
lawrencemleopo:give me 100k n i will list 15 things gej has done with proven fact |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 7:20am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Nduka Irabor, Tunde Thompson and other Journalists cried when Buhari jailed them. Tai Solarin the Activist cried when Buhari sent him to jail for publicly opposing him. Fela Ransome Kuti, the Musician, cried when he was jailed by Buhari. Parents and friends of Barth Owoh, Ojuolape and others cried when, they were sent to early graves. Former Governor of Imo State, the late Sam Mbakwe cried at Buhari’s marginalization of his people when PTDF was unable to construct a single road in South West, South South and South East whereas, the same PTDF under Buhari regime constructed more than 98 roads in the Northern part of Nigeria. Ambrose Ali cried when Buhari locked him up for nothing. Michael Ajasin cried and even became blind thanks Buhari. Civil Servants cried when he retrenched 53,000 workers. Nigerians cried while queuing for their portions of scarce commodities like rice, sugar, salt, milk and toiletries. Students cried when he re- introduced payment of school fees. Our Economy cried when he increased external debts by $3bn in 1year. Lagosians are still crying from road traffic because He cancelled the Metro line Railway Project. Nigerians have cried for more than 17 years of military rule resulting from Buhari’s criminal regime. What goes around, comes around. Tears never begin flow from Buhari’s eyes yet. All Nigerians need is credibility not tears The parents of the 11 copper members slain in Bauchi, during 2011 post-election violence, that erupted, following Buhari's post-election speech activities of boko haram commence and thousands of Nigerians are dying every day , also cried The N2.8 billion stolen by Buhari and trillion of naira that disappeared under him in PTF is fresh in our memories, we shall never forget and forgive him. We have recycled leaders enough. Nigeria is a country with more than 160 million people why recycle leaders? Those angling to replace the now discredited lot are in every way, the same fingers of a leprous hand. They had never offered anything for us in the past except hatred and distrust among us. We need a new set of credible people as leaders not the old same people. They ruled the country in the past and brought policies that ruined this country to this extent and wants to come back again, never. We are many in Nigeria, let's try another set. Replacing another leader or voting in another party won't change nigeria's problem. What we need is TRUE FEDERALISM. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 7:23am On Dec 27, 2014 |
The name Nduka Irabor is defined by a picture. A picture so iconic, frozen in space and time, against the backdrop of a Black Maria. A picture triumphal, that hangs on the walls of our collective memory. A picture of courage, like the picture of that brave Chinese student who defiantly stood in front of an armoured tank against the awesome power of the Chinese army, ready to die for the cause of democracy on June 5, 1985. The anonymous Chinese man, who has been variously called The Tank Man or the Unknown Rebel, whose picture made global headlines and became the enduring symbol of Beijing's Tiananmen Square protest. The picture of Nduka Irabor that I am referring to is the picture of him and his professional twin brother, Tunde Thompson, in a black power salute, emerging from the belly of a Black Maria. Two iconic journalists jailed under the draconian era of military rule for publishing a scoop, an exclusive story that embarrassed the government of the day. And for that they went to jail in 1984 under the infamous Decree 4 of the Buhari- Idiagbon regime. Throughout the period of the trial and the eventual imprisonment of Nduka Irabor and Tunde Thompson for a year in the hellhole called Kirikiri Maximum Prison, I never saw my friend, Nduka Irabor, shed a tear. Like the Chinese student rebel, he stood there defiant and triumphant in the face of the awesome, brutal power of Nigerian military rule and a teleguided judiciary. But on the back page of The Guardian of Monday, March 1, I saw a moving picture. I saw the picture of the usually unbreakable Nduka Irabor crying, his big eyes red and bulging with tears. Tears for a father he would see no more, a father who gave him life, a father who taught him life and a father who ended his life happy and triumphant that his son had made him proud. His son had carried his name very far to the ends of the world, as a soldier of news, a defender of truth and an honourable parliamentarian. It is every father's prayer that his children would be bigger than him. For Nduka Irabor, the celebration of his father's death is the celebration of his own life. That is why the preacher went on memory lane to recapture and to redefine the Nduka Irabor we all know—the bloody newshound who perpetually has his nose on the ground, sniffing for news, asking questions from his contacts. And when he gets answers to his questions, he would not betray those who gave him the information. Because that is against the ethics of his profession. In his eulogy, Bishop Nnaemaka Justus Mogekwe of the Asaba Diocese of the Anglican Church not only praised the father but also the son, reminding us all once again about how Irabor was jailed 'for his uprightness as he refused to divulge the sources of his information.' Pa George Irabor indeed, died a happy man. Every fan of this column knows my series '100 Fathers of the Famous' in which I write about successful people, talking about how their fathers shaped their lives. Nduka Irabor remembers his father as a father who 'would more likely ask what would happen to my fellow man if I do not help him rather than take any thought of his own well-being. It was to the extent of the depth of his conviction of the necessity to help his fellow man that his philosophy was 'love thy neighbour.' That my father placed strict premium on good upbringing for his children and his expectation that they made a success of their life pursuit was not up for debate.' My path and Nduka's path crossed many years ago in Jos, as two young reporters trying to learn the job and hone their journalism skills. I had just finished my national youth service in 1978 and was working as a reporter for the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos. On his part, Irabor was a reporter for the Daily Times, which was the leading newspaper in Nigeria at that time. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 7:34am On Dec 27, 2014 |
Buhari and Decree No.4,1984 Life and Issues with Tunde Thompson tunsthompson@yahoo.com 08056180022 In his interview by Eric Osagie and Paulinus Aidoghie published in the Saturday Sun as a cover story on December 22, the former Head of State now chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, made some comments on Decree No. 4 of 1984 on which one can neither be indifferent nor silent. Although the earlier focus had been on the three drug pedlars executed by the government, the little that the general said about the decree conveyed a totally different impression about the law, which warrants a response in the interest of historical accuracy and the truth. After seemingly rejecting the idea that the decree was used by his government to gag the Press, Buhari suggested that the Press brought the “Nigerian factor” into the decree. In his own words: “….when people try to get job or contract and they couldn’t get it, they make a quick research and created a problem for people who refuse to do them the favour. What we did was that you must not embarrass those civil servants. If you have got evidence that somebody was corrupt, the courts were there. Take the evidence to court, the court will not spare whoever it was. But you don’t just go and write articles that were embarrassing. Those who did it, the editors, the reporters, we jailed them….” Considering the fact that the decree was tested only once and involved only The Guardian newspaper and two of its editorial staff (Nduka Irabor and Tunde Thompson), what the general said in that interview amounted to fresh allegations, presented at the bar of public opinion this time around, and not what was tabled before the Decree 4 Tribunal chaired by Justice J.O. Ayinde. One needs more illumination from the general on who it was that tried to get a job or contract from civil servants and was turned down, and later resorted to engaging in “a quick research” so as to create problems for them. The decree was applied only once, as earlier indicated, so how could Gen. Buhari develop the idea that the accused newspaper and its editorial representatives set out to create problems for some unknown and unspecified civil servants then? Obviously, the General is not the same young and swashbuckling officer he used to be and therefore may well have forgotten details of the trial under Decree No. 4 of 1984, which led to financial sanctions against The Guardian and incarceration after some months of detention for its two workers. That his memory might have failed him during the interview, however, does not mean the readers and future researchers should be given the impression that The Guardian and its men who worked independently on some diplomatic affairs reports, ever sought any favour from any civil servant, or tried to embarrass any of them in the way discussed during that interview. That is pure fiction, simple. Furthermore, there are some procedural and professional matters to which the General (“once a general, always a general,” not so?) did not direct his thoughts during the interview. If, in the course of his or her work, a journalist (reporter or correspondent), comes about some information suggesting that a civil servant or any public officer had been “corrupt”, was it being suggested that the evidence should be taken to a court of law by the medium of mass communication concerned? Does the general still think the duty of the Press is to gather evidence for delivery to the law courts rather than publishing in the media (print or electronic)? And how are we so sure, even if the suggestion of taking “the evidence to court” were to be considered, that “the court will not spare whoever it was” (that had been allegedly corrupt)? We live in an environment in which some well-connected public officers have, within the last decade, obtained ridiculous injunctions against prosecution for corrupt practices, even with all the weight of evidence marshaled by law-enforcement agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). We have thus all been told that such persons were and perhaps remain till today “untouchable”, as far as prosecution in any of our “temples of justice” is concerned. Suddenly, we have been left in a situation where the law has become a “respecter of persons”, to such an extent that even probes conducted in legislative chambers have not been followed up with any appreciable results, either there or in the courts of law. There were even reports that a prominent politician had the rare distinction of having his matter bordering on corruption ruled as being beyond the competence of any court in the country. It is just a pity that Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s warning: “No condition is permanent”, is too easily forgotten by such people. It does appear that it is not politically expedient to subject some people to legal scrutiny, even if they went out of their ways to compete with the Central Bank in terms of the monies stashed away in private vaults. All one has been saying is that, contrary to what the general said, journalists are constitutionally empowered to investigate matters of national or public interest, and can go to town with their stories once the issues of libel, truth and fairness had been taken into account in writing and publishing them. A precedent is the Joseph Tarka/Godwin Daboh and Daily Times corruption allegation between 1973 and 1974;it is one example we should not forget here. When sure of its facts, the medium concerned should publish and the exposed officials or individuals can then go to court, not the other way round. In other words, those tried under Decree 4 in 1984 neither accused any public official of corruption nor attempted to embarrass government and any such thoughts are simply a latter-day rationalization of a regime’s peculiar political power management strategy. Put briefly, before assuming power after the December 31, 1983, coup d’etat, the media had reported that a N2.8billion oil money was missing and as Minister, Gen. Buhari could not have taken kindly to those reports. Secondly, the General may not have forgotten yet that Dele Giwa of Newswatch newsmagazine, once asked him what he thought about press freedom. The answer he gave (not denied till today), was this: “Press Freedom? What’s that? I’ll step on it!”Decree No.4 was the first attempt to step on the Press and public opinion by the regime, but it back-fired. Thirdly, Decree No. 4 was not yet promulgated by the time this writer was detained under Decree No. 2, and it took almost two weeks before a world press conference on its promulgation was held. So, why lock up anybody when there was no law yet on the matter?Fourthly, the security organization had wanted to know who gave the information on the diplomatic stories published, as already detailed elsewhere. They were not obliged with such information, which would have been done against the ethics of Journalism. These are some of the abiding and unforgettable evils of Decree No. 4 of 1984, which nobody can ignore or wish away. Repentance and attitudinal changes are now overdue, not justification of undemocratic actions at this time. |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 7:45am On Dec 27, 2014 |
BUHARIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII No need to wonder any more, these are some of the reasons people went on the streets after his removal. It took pains for me to research so we can catalogue and list the real reasons he was overthrown. Am sure this would help people my age group who were too young or were not born then. Here are my findings 1.Soured Nigeria’s relations with Britain and neighbouring countries by ordering the brutal expulsion of 700,000 West African immigrants 2.Summarily dismissed 30,000 soldiers who were mainly Southerners and Middle beltans but left Lt.Col Mohammed Aliyu Gusau intact when he knew Aliyu was operating an import license scam. 3.Abuse of human rights:——- It was so bad that the Nigerian Bar Association stopped their lawyers from participating in the charade dubbed “the Nuremberg tribunals”. Once you’re summoned to the tribunal, consider yourself a prisoner. 4.Buhari promulgated Decree 4 on his first day in the job as head of state. It basically means you criticize the government you go to prison, end of story. 5.All the the senior positions in the SMC were occupied by northern Muslims (SMC is like present day senate and HOR) 6.Decree 2 of 1984 (Detention of Persons Decree)…..It basically allows the president to arrest anybody it wants. 7.Economy—–Insurmountable economic problems plagued the Buhari regime as petroleum prices collapsed in the face of expanding foreign debt. Buhari instituted austerity measures that caused severe hardship to the average Nigerian. In addition, political corruption continued unabated, with politicians escaping to Western countries with millions of dollars in government money. From Encyclopaedia Britannica 8.Rigidity—– Does not listen to other opinions hence Babangida said this when he overthrew Buhari: Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was too rigid and uncompromising in his attitudes to issues of national significance. 9.Jailing of opponents or perceived enemies. Sam Mbakwe 100-year jail, Ambrose Ali 75yrs, Lateef Jakande 100yrs and Pa Ajasin. Pa Adekunle Ajasin was tried, found innocent, tried again and still found innocent, and Buhari just decided enough was enough and jailed him anyhow. But curiously his friend Awwal Ibrahim – the highly corrupt governor of Niger State who was arrested at Heathrow airport with £14 million was only placed under house arrest., The End 10. 20months after taking power, Nigerians and the military had grown tired and impatient with his dictatorship and the rest is history as they say. After watching the evening news with people he thought were his friends, Majors Dangiwa Umar, Lawan Gwadabe, Abdulmumuni Aminu and Sambo Dasuki rose and pulled their pistols. One of them said: Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, on behalf of the Nigerian people, I hereby declare you arrested for crimes against the Nigerian people. In conclusion, his downfall was intransigence. Not listening to other people’s opinion in a diverse nation like Nigeria, he was not a unifier |
Re: Doyin Okupe Challenged APC Supporters With 250k by ebube89(f): 1:29pm On Dec 27, 2014 |
Exclusive: How Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) Incompetence Led To =N=25BN Theft In PTF. The Petroleum Trust Fund was inaugurated by the Abacha administration in March 1995 and General Muhammadu Buhari was appointed to head the Fund which was formed sequel to the increase in the pump price of petrol to N 11 from N 3.25. The then Head of State, Gen Abacha had said then that the Fund was to distribute the gain from the increased price on social and infrastructural projects. The Fund started work with an initial capital of about N60b in 1996 with a mandate that included the rehabilitation of roads and waterways, educational and health institutions, providing textbooks and stationery, procuring essential drugs and vaccines, providing water supply systems, reviving crumbling agricultural sectors, connecting outlying areas to the national electricity grid, extending railways and telecommunications and ensuring consistent food supply. Buhari often referred to as Mai Gaskiya (the honest one) was apparently considered for the job mainly because of the qualities he possessed, with the Abacha led government feeling that would douse the tension generated by the increase in fuel prices. With time however, allegations started flying that the PTF was no more than another avenue for the Abacha administration to siphon funds. On assumption of office in 1999, Chief Obasanjo disbanded the PTF. One of the discoveries made by the administration was that between its inception and July, 1999, the funds that accrued to the PTF stood at N 181 billion. It was also found out that the Consultants appointed by the Executive Chairman of the Trust Fund, Gen Buhari constantly fleeced the country of funds running into billions. In 2000, the Obasanjo administration set up an Interim Management Committee to take a look into the affairs of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund and ascertain among other things, how much has been spent by the PTF so far and what is on ground to justify the huge expenditure. The Committee the set to work and accomplished all the terms of reference by March 2000. The Interim Management Committee submitted that: Term of Reference No 1: The Interim Management Committee has already ascertained the total income that has accrued to PTF from its inception to date. The total amount that has accrued to PTF is N 181, 795, 000, 000 (One hundred and eighty one billion, seven hundred and ninety five million Naira). The report for the ascertainment of accrued income has been completed. Term of Reference No 2 Independent Consultants were commissioned by the Interim Management Committee to ascertain the state of all the bank accounts operated by the Petroleum Special Trust Fund from its inception up to September, 1999. All the assignments have been completed and all the reports submitted. An Executive Summary was prepared and a total of N 3, 642, 982, 280 (Three billion, six hundred and forty two million, nine hundred and eighty two thousand, two hundred and eighty Naira) was found to be recoverable from various banks, due to excess charges, under payment of interest on fixed term deposits and non- payment of interest on current account balances, as stipulated by Central Bank of Nigeria guidelines. Terms of Reference No 3 The Petroleum Special Trust Fund intervened in, prepared and packaged, ready for transfer to the appropriate line ministry (b) Food Supply Sector All the necessary verification work have been concluded for projects and programmes and reports already supplied by independent consultants. The programme is already in the process of being transferred to the appropriate ministry, as per the approval given by Mr President. (c) Education Sector i) Educational Materials Procurement Programme: The verification of the entire programme has already been done and the process of handing over the whole programme to the appropriate beneficiaries has reached an advance stage as directed by Mr President ii) Rehabilitation of Educational Institutions: The services of various consultants have been used to carry out the technical audit of all the projects throughout the country and a comprehensive up to date report has already been completed by the co- ordinating consultants. The preparation of an Executive Summary has reached an advanced stage. (d) Health Sector: (i) Drug Revolving Fund: The drug revolving fund programme has been thoroughly verified and all available stocks have been transferred to the various state governments. As per the directive of Mr President (ii) Rehabilitation of Health Institutions: The programme for the rehabilitation of Health Institutions throughout the country has been verified and a comprehensive up to date status report prepared. And Executive Summary for the attention of Mr President is being prepared. (e) Water Supply Sector: All projects and programmes under this sector have been thoroughly verified in compliance with the terms of reference No 3. A comprehensive and up to date report has already been completed. (f) Other Project Sector: The projects under the sector which were commenced have already been completed. The rest of the projects are yet to commence. The report stating the above mentioned up to date status of all projects under this sector has already been completed. Terms Of Reference No 4 (i) The audited account of the fund as at 30th June, 1999 stating the Assets and Liabilities of the Petroleum Special Trust Fund has already been prepared by the KPMG Audit, a firm of Chartered Accountants. (ii) The Audited Accounts of the fund as at 31st December, 1999 stating the Assets and Liabilities of the fund has already been prepared by Pricewaterhouse Coopers Audit, a firm of Chartered Accountants. (iii) The Audited Accounts of the Fund for the month commencing January, 2000 to June 30th 2000 is to commence when the IMC was replaced. This would have given the asset and liabilities of the Fund at the end of the terms of the former IMC. Terms Of Reference No 5 The present administrative structure was carefully examined and the best option is to transfer each departmental staff operating a project sector to the appropriate ministry where the projects are transferred. This will reduce hardship on the staff and also will enhance the capacity of the ministry concerned for it to cope with the additional responsibility. Terms of Reference No 6 and 7 The former IMC has undertaken a thorough technical audit of all projects and programmes using well experienced independent consultants. In the process of the technical audit, the sanctity of all contracts agreement was upheld and all costs were evaluated to a realistic level. The value of work done up to date has been ascertained and the estimated cost of completion has also been calculated. The appropriate ministry that will be responsible for the completion of any project may further negotiate the time and cost of completion of any project. As it has been enumerated above, all the terms of reference given to the former IMC has already been virtually completed. The handing over of projects to respective ministries has already commenced. The former IMC would have completed the winding down of the activities of the Petroleum Special Trust Fund as directed by Mr President by the end of June, 2000. The total public funds to be recovered from various contractors, banks and consultants amounted to about Twenty five billion, seven hundred and fifty eight million five hundred and thirty two thousand four hundred and forty eight Naira. Below is the Executive Summary of various reports of the independent consultants on verification exercise which resulted in the funds recoveries. Members of The Interim Management Committee Are As Follows: Dr. Haroun Adamu (Chairman), Alhaji Abdu Abdurrahim, Barrister Achana Gaius Yaro, Arc Edward Eguavoen, Mr. T. Andrew Adegboro, Engr Baba Goni Machina Report On The Amount To Be Recovered From Some PTF Projects And Programmes The Interim Management Committee was appointed by Mr President. One of the terms of reference of their appointment is to carry out verification exercise on all projects and programmes prior to packaging the projects and programmes for subsequent transfer to the appropriate line ministries. The recoverable exercises of the under-listed projects were completed and the various reports and the IMC recommendations forwarded to President Obasanjo for further directives. The Listed Projects Are – (i) Afriproject Consortium (APC) PTF Management Consultants and also Project Consultants (ii) PTF intervention in the HIV/AIDS Programme (iii) PTF Health Sector Intervention inputs (iv) PTF Prevalent cases of expiring drugs all over the country (v) PTF residential estate development on Plot 780 Cadastral Zone A8, Abuja FCT (vi) PTF Head Office extension contract at Airport Road, Abuja (vii) PTF- Bank accounts operated from inception to 31st December 1999. AFPRI- Project Consortium (APC) Afri-Project Consortium were contracted by PTF as Management Consultants and Project Consultants. The former Chairman of PTF also delegated to them the power of Engineer in all appropriate project requiring such power. Afriproject Consortium then assumed an absolute power of initiation, approval and execution of all projects. Three reputable management consulting firms were engaged to verify all payments made to (APC) from the inception of PTF up to 30th September, 1999. On verification it was found that they have over charged PTF for their services to the tune of N 2, 057, 550, 062 (Two billion fifty seven million five hundred and fifty thousand and sixty two Naira only). (ii) PTF Assisted HIV/ AIDS Programmes : The intervention of PTF in the HIV/AIDS was flawed due to professional negligence by the management consultants. There was an excessive order of HIV/AIDS kits which resulted in most of the kits expiring before use. Also there was gross inflation of the purchase price. The two factors combined resulted in a loss of N 579,000,000 (Five hundred and seventy nine million Naira only). (iii) PTF Intervention Programmes : PTF intervention in the health sector input programmes totalled to about N 9 billion Naira. The projects were executed by the management consultants and PTF in- house staff. In this sector there are three glaring areas of loss: (a) Purchase of specific frames which was done at N 1,900 each while they can be purchased locally at a price between N 80 and N 880. This resulted in total loss of N 45, 270,000 (b) Purchase of ambulances which was done at N 13,000,000 each instead of the price of N 3,000,000 each. This resulted in total loss of N 900,000,000 (Nine hundred million Naira only). (c) Purchase of drugs was done to the tune of N 3.08 billion. Price inflation and expiring of drugs resulted in a loss to PTF of about N 1, 500, 000,000 ( one billion, five hundred million Naira). (iv) PTF Prevalence Expiring Drugs All Over The Country: A team of Pharmacists were commissioned to verify the Drugs Revolving Fund Programmes. Their findings were very depressing. A huge loss has been incurred by PTF as enumerated below:- (a) Drugs and consumables worth N 817, 831,723 (Eight hundred and seventeen million, eight and thirty one thousand seven hundred and twenty three Naira only) were found to have expired by October, 1999 (b) another quantity of drugs worth N 94, 741, 517 expired in December, 1999 (c) drugs worth N 233, 416, 829 will expire by March 2000 (d) Drugs worth N 461, 255,073 will expire by June 2000 (e) Drugs worth N 429, 117, 861 will expire by September, 2000 (f) Drugs worth N 1, 196, 276, 052 will expire by October- December, 2000. There were many cases of deterioration of drugs as a result of faulty manufacturing, inappropriate packaging, improper storage and excess stock. (v) PTF Residential Estate: The involvement of PTF in Residential Estate Development was out of its intervention sphere. As at now, the estate has been confiscated by government. The contract sum is N 703, 815, 416 (Seven hundred and three million, eight hundred and fifteen thousand four hundred and sixteen Naira only) while after verification, the whole project was valued at N 328, 901, 521 (Three hundred and Twenty Eight Million nine hundred and one thousand, five hundred and twenty one Naira only). There was an inflation of the contract to the tune of N 374, 913, 895 (Three hundred and seventy four million, nine hundred and thirteen thousand eight hundred and ninety five Naira only). (vi) PTF Headquarters Extension: The IMC Commissioned Consultants to determine the current construction cost of the on- going extension at the headquarters office. The current construction cost determined by the Consultant came to N 326, 207, 861 (Three hundred and twenty six million, two hundred and seven thousand, eight hundred and sixty one Naira only) as against a contract sum of N 461, 216, 759 (Four hundred and sixty one million, two hundred and sixteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty nine Naira only) this resulted in contract sum inflation of N 135, 008, 879 (One hundred and thirty five million, eight thousand eight hundred and seventy nine Naira only). (vii) Bank Accounts Operated By PTF From Inception To December 31, 1999: Various Consultants were commissioned to verify the Bank accounts operated by PTF from inception of the Fund up to 31st December, 1999. The Fund operated its bank accounts under three different categories viz- (a) Administration Account (b) Project Account (c) Treasury Account. Recoveries to be made from the various banks are as follow: (a) Administration Account Total Amount recoverable is N 664, 415, 793 (Six hundred and sixty four million, four hundred and fifteen thousand seven hundred and ninety three Naira only). This is mainly due to overcharge on Cost of Turnover (COT), non- payment of interest on current account balances as stipulated by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other various discrepancies. (b) Project Account On project Account, total amount recoverable is N 2, 467, 817, 167 (Two billion, four hundred and sixty seven million, eight hundred and seventeen thousand, one hundred and sixty seven Naira only). This is made up mainly from overcharge of Cost of Turnover (COT), non- payment of interest on Current Account balances as stipulated by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other various discrepancies. (c) Treasury Account All the Treasury Accounts were verified and amount to be recovered is N 510, 749, 323 (Five hundred and ten million, seven hundred and forty nine thousand, three hundred and twenty three Naira only). This is mainly due to short- payment of interest on deposited funds. (See Box A). The total sum of N 11, 658, 532, 448 (Eleven billion, six hundred and fifty eight million, five hundred and thirty two thousand four hundred and forty eight Naira only) is recoverable as per various reports completed as at now. 1.Other Potential Areas Of Fund Recovery : Road (Highways and Urban Roads) The PSTF uses about 70% of its income on highways and Urban Road Projects. In this project sector, there was total variation of contract sums of N 68,000,000,000 (Sixty eight billion Naira). These variations were not done with properly priced bills of quantities and approved civil contracts procedure as stipulated by government regulations. Taking the experience of what has been discovered after verification of previous contracts awarded by PSTF, the minimum potential recovery will be about 15%. This estimated percentage will be about N 10, 000, 000 (Ten billion Naira). The verification of this project sector was about to take off when the IMC members were replaced. 2. Rural Water Supply Programme The area of potential fund recoveries under this programme are basically two :- (i) Mobilisation paid to contractors who by now have not even commenced work (ii) Over pricing of contracts. The amount to be recovered from this project sector can be conservatively estimated at N 1,000,000,000 (One billion Naira). The detail verification report on this programme has already been completed. The executive summary of this report was in the process of compilation when the IMC members were replaced. 3. National Health and Educational Institutions Rehabilitation Programme The detail verification exercise on this sector has already been completed by various independent Consultants. The executive summary for total amounts recoverable is now in the process of being compiled. The conservative estimate of amount recoverable due to non-performance of contractors and over-pricing of contract is about N 600,000,000 (Six hundred million Naira). 4. National Educational Material Procurement Programme This programme entails the purchase of educational materials such as text books, exercise books, chalk, dusters, pencils, biro, magazines, maps etc. The verification exercise of this programme is yet to commence. The conservative estimate of recoveries to be made due to non-performance by contractors and inflation of prices will be in the region of N 900,000,000 (Nine hundred million Naira). 5. Rural Telecommunication Programme The Rural Telecommunication Programme was supposed to be carried out in two phases viz: – (i) Pilot programme (ii) The main programme. The main programme was to commence after the pilot programme has been completed and certified as operational, but mobilisation of N 1, 600,000 (One billion, six hundred million Naira) was paid to the contractors for the main programme without any contract being signed at all. In view of the government policy at present, the full amount of the mobilization paid can be recovered (i.e N 1,600,000,000), See Box B The Committee recommended that the total recoverable amount can be used to offset some of the outstanding debts because some of the creditors are contractors from whom these amounts are to be recovered. It also recommended that the President may wish to set up a high powered judicial panel to recover the huge public fund and to take the necessary action against any officer, consultant or contractor whose negligence resulted in this colossal loss of public funds. The Interim Management Committee Members who compiled this report include Dr. Haroun Adamu (Chairman), Alh. Abdu Abdurrahim, Barrister Achana Gaius Yaro, Arc. Edward Eguavoen, Mr. T Andrew Adegboro and Engr. Baba Goni Machina. |
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