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It has been discovered that the Presidency had queried the embattled and indicted Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Maihaja over fraud, corruption and embezzlement of billions of Naira illegally expended by the agency last year.

PoliticsNGR further gathered that the query and the report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission (ICPC) were not made public as some powerful forces within the presidency covered it up ostensibly to protect Maihaja.

Similarly, the Department of State Services (DSS) did investigate Maihaja over same allegations and indicted him of fraud and misappropriation during the tenure of the disgraced former Director General Lawal Daura.

Sources in the DSS however, said after some powerful forces intervened, Daura was said to have "reached a deal" with Maihaja and only asked him to refund the monies he collected as travel allowances for official trips he didn’t embark on.

The query letter dated January 15, 2018, with reference number SH/OVP/DCOS/LG&R/NEMA/367 was addressed to Maihaja and signed by Ade Ipaye, Deputy Chief it Staff to the President, office of the Vice President.

The House of Representatives had adopted the report of its Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness chaired by Hon Ali Isa J. C, had indicted Maihaja for fraud, diversion and embezzlement of N33 billion.

Documents show that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo acting on a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari directed that Maihaja be issued the query following a petition over several fraud allegations against the DG, by one Abba Kyari Modu Gana in a petition dated 11 November, 2017.

Gana in the petition reportedly copied the Presidency, especially office of the Vice President, who doubles as the Chairman, Governing Council of NEMA, the nation's anti-graft agencies, leadership of the two houses of of the National Assembly and others, made allegations of fraudulent practices against the NEMA DG.

Fraud, embezzlement, diversion of public fund, illegal approvals of contracts

He said prior to the Maihaja in April 2017, activities of NEMA were on smooth sail, but on his assumption as DG of the agency, he grounded the Mobile Ambulance Intensive Care Unit of the body, the emergency response vehicles, as well as the Air Ambulance and the Helicopter, which cost the nation about $100 million to put in place

“Upon resumption he (Maihaja) ground the Mobile Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Response Vehicles, Air Ambulanec and the Helicopters that cost the Federal Government about $100 million tax payers money to acquire, Anne dire 1 is a letter written to the Agency by the NCAA”,

On the 2017 devastating floods that affected 16 states of the federation, the petitioner alleged that upon the directive for the immediate release of N1.6 billion for the supply of relief support for victims, he said "these might interest you that no item was procured and delivered to the states" affected by flood.

“The DG awarded a contract of N2.4 billion without following due process even though it’s strictly above his approval limit and that of the Chairman governing council of the agency. Annexure II are copies of draft letters written to the Federal Executive Council and the BPP seeking certificate of no objection after an award letter was issued to the supplying company. Even though they are just draft documents, the DG went ahead to pay the company the sum of Three Hundred and Six Million (N360,000,000) and another sum of Nine Hundred and Nineteen Million (N919,000,000) with just invoices.

“He has been involved in the illegal approval of contracts that are constitutionally and according to the Agency’s Act exceeds his approval limit and that of the Chairman of the governing council. The contract award letters signed by the acting director Deparyment of Relief Services and Rehabilitation, a department that happens to be the consuming department of the items, annexure iii is the approval threshold of the Director-General, annexure IV is a copy of NEMA Act, annexure v are copies of the contract award letters, payment vouchers and others
illegal documents used for payment.”
“The NEMA Abuja operations office was located at Wuye District before his resumption in office, on the experiation of the rent, the DG (Maihaja) said the amount paid (N7,000,000) seven million for two years was on the high side so he relocated the office to his brother’s house at Wuse Zone 2, Mombolo street at the cost of (N16,758,000) Sixteen Million Seven Hundred & Fifty Eight Thousand Naira for the same period of two years).

“He (Maihaja) travelled to the United Kingdom for training in Bournemouth with all his travel entitlements paid for two weeks but he only spent five days and bought an apple ipad, upon return to the country he pulled out the amount from the agency’s account, see annexure vi).”

“He was scheduled to travel to Mexico for two weeks but he did not embark on the trip and he did not make refunds.

“He was scheduled for trip to Canada for two weeks, he collected the travel entitlement and spent two days, see his international passport for further details”.

https://politicsngr.com/presidency-queried-nema-dg-fraud-embezzlement-photos/

The very reason Buhari just have to go

At this rate of corruption Nigeria will stop to exist if Buhari win in 2019

Corruption is the fastest growing sector since APC took over.

Na wa

This is corruption fighting back in the words of the demonic party. The NEMA DG obviously exposed Osinbade, when the later came for his head. Thief query thief? Naaa! What has suddenly happened to the Aisha and her 2.5 billion naira case. Guess the ADC also threatened to spill the garri. APC na curse I swear.

Query?

Where the DG suppose the cool for DSS cell..

Anyway APC and corruption are... Ewedu n gbegiri..

How can the DG release money all by himself? What happened to all the checks and balances put in place? Where is the accountant, other executive members, staff that facilitate the looting, they shouldn't all go scot free. They should be used as scapegoat to send the message that your job has meaning and not doing it right has consequences and implications, stand for what is right, now

Nigeria is no longer corrupt.... It's just the best example of a corrupt nation other nation can make reference to.

MAY GOD SAVE US!

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Most of our leaders are shameless and greedy!

Utterly corrupt government

God! 33 billion just from an agency that respond to emergency , the way God go judge some people ehn, corruption truly doesn't know no tribe.

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richidinho:
Dont type rubbish later,osibanjo is a thief

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According to a pained 5%er

If he's a thief, how come he queried him?

The best way to stop corruption in Nigeria is by giving the perpetrators to the public for jungle justice

Arrest the thief

wow. this country ehn. i wonder when all these will ever stop.
In other news..............

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APC is an extremely kworupt party.


APC, Party of professional looters and career rogues.

"it was not made public to protect the culprit"

That's how this government fight against corruption works. They always find a way to shield their own, and they say they are fighting corruption.

Bolustical:
Ok

Bolustical:
Hnm

Bolustical:
Ok

Dont type rubbish later,osibanjo is a thief

the thing tire me oo.until there r strong institutions in the country to tackle corruption ehn.na so the thing go be.
The civil servants and most citizens r as guilty as the politicians

If it's Ganduje now, we would hear he is a good man.

This is the voice of foolishness

NEMA has been dirty through and through. Especially when you see grains with NGO logos still on the bags being sold in Borno markets and the women and children in the IDP camps still looking so malnourished.

Former NEMA boss Sani Sidi too is using his money stolen to contest for office in Kaduna State.

Probe their entire operations.

richidinho:
The very reason Buhari just have to go

At this rate of corruption Nigeria will stop to exist if Buhari win in 2019

IF we allow Buhary beyond May 29 2019, the end of Nigeria will be worst than it was pre-2015.

See all the people copied in the allegation memo yet it was covered up. Even SERAP! I give up!

Firefire:
IF we allow Buhary beyond May 29 2019, the end of Nigeria will be worst than it was pre-2015.

you are wise!

Fight against corruption is obviously fake and targeted at the PDP. Anyone who thinks this government is fighting corruption should quickly go for malaria medication.

It's almost becoming a Southern embarrassment realising that it's only the Northerners that are the best Administrators in Nigeria. Why is it that they are always assigned to Executive Secretary of federal parastatals like NEMA, etc. and certain other offices? In any case, one wonders why it seems so unlikely that they can ever give their ownership of the C of Os of the Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources, and the FTC to any Southerner!

Yet some people will tell you Buhari is fighting corruption and I begin to ask myself where is the war against corruption after reading this kind of piece.

Corruption my foot. Let a well known and assumed corrupt man lead us he might reduce the corruption having known how to do corruption. APC don't have anything to campaign on....

richidinho:
you are wise!

Only fools wish the bloody terrorist to continue

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