HEDA Petitions Nigerian Anti-Corruption Body, ICPC To Probe Alleged Financial Misconduct By Ministries, Agencies, Others
In accordance with the petition signed by HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the MDAs are accused of violating the Nigeria Monetary Rules, 2009, by channelling public funds into inner most accounts and conducting uncertain transactions.
The Human and Environmental Pattern Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has submitted a petition to the Honest Wicked Practices and Other Linked Offences Commission (ICPC), calling for an investigation into a whole lot of Nigerian Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) over alleged monetary irregularities.
In accordance with the petition signed by HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the MDAs are accused of violating the Nigeria Monetary Rules, 2009, by channelling public funds into inner most accounts and conducting uncertain transactions.
The allegations surfaced after an investigative describe by The Investigator, an on-line media outlet, revealed that a pair of MDAs had engaged in practices that contravene Chapter 7, Portion 713 of the Nigeria Monetary Rules.
The describe implicated a whole lot of MDAs, including the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Financial system, the Living of labor of the Accountant-Total of the Federation, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Exchange and Investment, and a whole lot of others.
In accordance with the petition, the Federal Polytechnic, Ngodo Isuochi, Abia Whisper, became cited for questionable monetary transactions in December 2023.
The institution allegedly disbursed substantial sums for set of dwelling of enterprise equipment, with payments made to people corresponding to Drisu Ndalami Ibrahim, Ezenuruihe Ifeyinwa Olachi, and Ndubuisi Paul Darlington, amongst others. These payments, totalling tens of thousands and thousands of naira, were made internal a snappy span of time, raising suspicions of monetary impropriety.
Other MDAs highlighted within the petition embody the Federal Ministry of Industry, Exchange and Investment, which reportedly paid noteworthy sums to an entire lot of people in 2018 to promote the patronage of made-in-Nigeria merchandise.
Additionally, the Living of labor of the Particular Adviser to the President on Niger Delta became accused of disbursing N85 million for assembly logistics with stakeholders and camp leaders, alongside other suspicious transactions.
The petition additionally detailed alleged misconduct in Akwa Ibom Whisper, the set funds were reportedly mismanaged under the guise of organising stakeholders’ workshops.
Equally, the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta became implicated within the fee of thousands and thousands of naira for assorted administrative advances and logistics, with microscopic transparency within the disbursements.
HEDA’s petition emphasised the severity of public provider corruption in Nigeria, highlighting its detrimental affect on governance and the offer of public companies and products. The group instructed the ICPC to habits an intensive investigation basically basically based totally on Sections 16 and 17 of the Wicked Practices and Other Linked Offences Act, with the blueprint of prosecuting those accountable, including the heads of the implicated MDAs.
HEDA Resource Centre expressed enviornment over the integrity of the civil provider and the federation at noteworthy. The organisation careworn out the need for stricter oversight and enforcement to curb corruption contained within the public sector, thereby ensuring that public funds are ragged for the earnings of the Nigerian other folks.
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