₦airaland Forum

Abba Kyari, the increasingly controversial
Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu
Buhari, is at the center of another
unwholesome saga that is likely to
reinforce further the view that the Buhari
administration’s anti-corruption stance is a
ruse. This time, an investigation by
SaharaReporters found that Mr. Kyari has
been fiddling with the finances of the
Nigeria High Commission, London, where
the country’s resources are being dubiously
deployed for questionable or illicit
purposes. Also involved in
the costly financial mess are Adah Simon Ogah,
Nigeria’s acting High Commissioner, and
Omolayo Akinfala, a special assistant to Aisha
Buhari, the president’s wife.


Our investigators found that the High
Commission, under Mr. Ogah, frequently
authorized payments from revenue generated
by the High Commission for medical treatment
of senior political officials visiting the United
Kingdom. The funds disbursed for such medical
payments come from revenues the High
Commission generates through fees for
passports, visas and other consular services.
The use of such funds for medical payments is
an anomaly as medical bills for government
officials are already provided for in the
Presidency budget.


Nigerians resident in the UK are unaware that
they paid Mr. Kyari’s medical bill when the
president’s chief aide was treated at Wellington
Hospital, St. John’s Wood, London, in December
2016. This happened at a time the government
blamed its failure to issue passports to UK-
resident Nigerians on a lack of funds.


A letter signed by Mr. Ogah and addressed to
Professor Paul of Wellington Hospital provides a
confirmation of the role of the High Commission
in Mr. Kyari’s treatment. Dated December 1,
2016 and titled “Letter of Guarantee In Respect
Of Alhaji Abba Kyari,” Mr. Ogah’s letter stated:
“I write to confirm that the Nigeria High
Commission, London, United Kingdom, will
guarantee the payment of all medical bills of
Alhaji Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.”


Mr. Kyari’s case, however, is just a tip of a
massive iceberg of seedy financial and
administrative practices at the Nigerian High
Commission in the UK. Our investigators
discovered the equally improper case of Mr.
Akinfala, a special assistant to Mrs. Buhari,
whose employment contract with the Mission
was recently renewed by the Acting High
Commissioner. Curiously, Mr. Akinfala remains
on the High Commission’s payroll despite being
based in Nigeria and paid by the State House.
He also receives financial perks whenever he
visits the UK with Mrs. Buhari.


On August 3, 2016, Ibrahim Sule Dan’Agundi,
the Head of Chancery (HOC), signed a letter
approving Mr. Akinfala’s application for contract
renewal with the High Commission. A day
earlier, on August 2, an originating letter had
recommended that Mr. Akinfala be considered
for a one-year contract extension.


Protocol documents dated December 19, 2016,
and obtained by SaharaReporters showed
arrangements for the arrival of Mr. Akinfala
and one other person from Lagos to London.
The document revealed that the High
Commission spent its financial resources on
foreign travel allowances for which there are
budget allocations for the Presidency covering
the President, his household, and staff.


Our inside sources in the UK, and Abuja
revealed that the High Commission spends a
minimum of £7,000 for hospitality on each of
Mrs. Buhari’s trips to the United Kingdom. Last
year alone, Mrs. Buhari visited the UK at least
seven times. The finding was confirmed by a
High Commission document dated July 28,
2016, and signed by Ibrahim Sule, Minister
Counselor/Head of Chancery. “The Mission was
also informed that Her Excellency and
members of her entourage would be staying at
the vacant house/official residence of High
Commissioner. In this regard, given the above
scenario, there is the need for the Mission to
provide hospitality to the First Lady and
members of her entourage. To this end, I wish
to kindly recommend to His Excellency to
consider and approve the sum of £7,000 to
carry out the hospitality expenditure for the
wife of the President, members of her family
and entourage,” stated the latter. The request
was approved the same day.


Apart from feting Mrs. Buhari and aides as well
as treating officials like Mr. Kyari like royalty,
the High Commission also engaged in a variety
of contract scams, notably through payments to
contractors for jobs not executed or those
executed at grotesquely inflated
costs. Documents exclusively obtained by
SaharaReporters show that the sum of
£14,100.80 was paid to a company, Savanna
Construction Limited, for what was described as
“call out report on 31 air-conditioning units in
the High Commission building”. The curious
transaction was captured in a letter dated July
19, 2016, and signed by S.U. Kpohraro, Chief
Security Officer (Admin). The Head of Chancery
(HOC) signed the approval, which was granted
the same day.


Despite the substantial payment, our
investigators discovered that there was no work
executed at the building that matched the
quoted job. Nigerians who work in or visit, the
building, told our investigators that the high
numbers of air-conditioning units do not exist
and that none of the existing units were ever
serviced. They spoke about the unbearable
heat in the High Commission building during
summer periods.

To Read more of this news, visit:

http://saharareporters.com/2017/01/05/how-buharis-chief-staff-abba-kyari-aisha-buhari-others-bleed-nigeria-high-commission

more evidence by sahara reporters

Sahara reporters don come again oooo

BTW.... Behind all their fake news sometimes, na den b d breeze weh Sabi open fowl nyaash oo

more evidence by sahara reporters

lalasticlala, seun, come and see ooooo, soup don land, Change don come

31 air conditioners at $14,000 (4,900,000 naira), even in Nigeria where they are not manufactured we dont buy them at that rate.

And to think $7,000 (2, 450, 000) is spent on the hospitality for every trip Aisha embarks to the UK that is minus transport allowances is just outrageous.

And tomorow we get to hear that therenis no money, the previous administration squandered all the money meanwhile there is enough money to be wasted by the furst family.

I have seen my Feck and I want to give it.

When it comes to money meant for the masses, my Feck is readily available.


I hope this would be investigated and findings made public.

We don't want useless responses like "We will not join issues with Sahara Reporters"

So how will our hospitals be better when Our President cannot treat Ear infection here. If Buhari led by example, it will be easy to cut excesses of political holders going abroad for treatment.

Abeg make una dash me like o. Help me win For this economic recession o. Instagram abeg. Your likes will do. Thank you

Suddenly, ipob zombies believe this "afonja news site".

No angels anywhere

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Corrinthians:
Suddenly, ipob zombies believe this "afonja news site".

Leave them alone. Address the news... Besides nothing new in Sahara Reporters going after their one time bedmates (APC). Implosion is real.

Saharareporters, Lagos-ibadan express way press

Afonja press

They Call Them APC Paid News Site If It's Against Them.The Fact Is That Sahara Reporters Do Not Care If It's APC Or PDP,they Just Want To Open Your Yansh So Far Your Yansh Dey Smell.

baybeeboi:
31 air conditioners at $14,000 (4,900,000 naira), even in Nigeria where they are not manufactured we dont buy them at that rate.

And to think $7,000 (2, 450, 000) is spent on the hospitality for every trip Aisha embarks to the UK that is minus transport allowances is just outrageous.

And tomorow we get to hear that therenis no money, the previous administration squandered all the money meanwhile there is enough money to be wasted by the furst family.

sad to say what we are witnessing in this country now can only be likened to callousness and insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians on the part of Buhari. I pray people dont start falling dead on the streets from malnutrition and hunger before Nigerians wake up from their death sleep and call out this government and its almajiri styled leadership where people are expected to feed on the crumbs from Buhari's table. No increment in salary yet prices of goods have skyrocketed over 300%!!!!

AntiWailer:
I have seen my Feck and I want to give it.

When it comes to money meant for the masses, my Feck is readily available.


I hope this would be investigated and findings made public.

We don't want useless responses like "We will not join issues with Sahara Reporters"

So how will our hospitals be better when Our President cannot treat Ear infection here. If Buhari led by example, it will be easy to cut excesses of political holders going abroad for treatment.

Are you sure you wrote this or you were hacked?

omofunaab:
Saharareporters, Lagos-ibadan express way press

Afonja press

I just dey look you.

Buhari no go hear. All his sense' organs are malfunctioning. (the dead brain, ear infection, eyes that sees and recognises the broom; just name it).

Sarrki, Ngene, Modath, Madridguy, Dropshot; and members of the f^cking team; your take is needed on this matter.

Present.

vatiqan:
Buhari no go hear. All his sense' organs are malfunctioning. (the dead brain, ear infection, eyes that sees and recognises the broom; just name it).

Sarrki, Ngene, Modath, Madridguy, Dropshot; and members of the f^cking team; your take is needed on this matter.

Buhari is the grand commander in chief of corruption -----Any Zombie can quote me anywhere

is this really from Sahara reporters?

i don't believe this is coming from saharareporters. maybe their site is hacked or something.
abi dem get small quarrel with them oga wey make them release this one ?

omg..see corruption. what a useless country. i support IPOB

Who still believes Buhari is fighting corruption in Nigeria anyway? Only zombies do. A man who thinks Abacha was not corrupt while Jonathan was, can best be described as Corruption personified.

I pray his successor will have the courage to unearth the shady deals of this government and may God grant Buh ari long life to witness his last days of shame. Zombified Nigerians will be utterly disappointed to hear that Buhari was not only more clueless than the one they called clueless (Jona), he was also more corrupt than him.

Corrinthians:
Suddenly, ipob zombies believe this "afonja news site".

There is no hiding place for the wicked
You must address the issue
Saint Buhari chanters of the wasteland
Gullible lots

I laugh at people who think Buhari is fighting corruption. How come the 2016 budget of over 6 trillion naira is yet to be felt till now?

Interesting thieves in Aso rock, unfortunately, some useless and unrecognized elements flocks the internet to support this stupidity.

The kworuption in this administration cries to the heavens.

Chai..lf this is true....

Then ..Baba Bubu's kitchen cabinent is garbage and rat-infested...

Meanwhile his DSS and EFCC are busy cleaning up the garbage in someone else's house...

Na so.....