The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, on Friday, admitted as genuine a 20 December 2023 memo which shows that she requested the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer public fund – N585.2 million – into a private account of an official in her ministry, says PremiumTimes.
According to PremiumTimes, the action of Edu, “contravenes various sections of Nigeria’s Financial Regulations 2009, which are meant to prevent fraud and other forms of corruption.”
According to the information, “New Planet Project Limited, with registration number 804833, registered on March 3, 2009, got a contract for N438.1million as a consultant for the sham National Social Register contract to verify 11million homes in Nigeria, carried out in one month.
“Other curious beneficiaries are an Accounting Firm called Fabunmi Olanipeku &Co which got N419.5million. Sources say the firm with registration number2524198, registered in July 31, 2017, is allegedly owned by a brother to Wole Olanipekun, a notorious APC Attorney. Vintsolve Global Consult, with no record of registration and ownership, got N558.8million.
“Other companies that benefitted from the N3billion contracts are: Blue Trend Enterprise-N277.8million. Blue trend, has no record of being registered and the owner is unknown. Periscope Consulting-N277million. Periscope Consulting, with registration number 1053019, registered on July 24, 2012, is owned by one Ngozi Maureen Ojiego, known for Interior Decoration. Laitop Dynamics Interlink Services Ltd-N277million.
“Laitop with registration number 1340092, is owned by one Quburat Bolanle Bolanta. It was registered on June 6, 2016. Memak Nigeria Limited with no known ownership and date of registration got NN277million. MC Van Management Consult Limited with no records of registration also got N275.8million contract while Danzinger Nigeria Limited with registration number 635448, registered on Sep 23, 2005got N275.8million. Danzinger is owned by one Oladapo Rotimi Mohammed.
“All the contractors claimed they verified 11million homes in Nigeria under one month.”
