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Busted: Document Shows How Ministry OF Transportation Awarded Contract to Tax Evading Company Owned By APC Caucus Member, Robinson Uwak

by Leading Reporters September 11, 2022

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In what has become a common practice in the Nigerian political circle, a document has revealed that the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, under the Federal Ministry of Transport supervised by Rotimi Amaechi in 2021, awarded a contract to a company owned by a former House of Representatives member, Robinson Uwak who is currently a major stakeholder in the ruling All Progressives Congress.

According to data mined from Open Procurement Portal, the institute, under the stewardship of Bayero Salih Farah as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, awarded a contract to Kidibul Nigeria Ltd for the “Training and empowerment of women in Enugu Metropolis”.

Though the budget for the contract was N35, 000,000.00, it was executed with N32, 581.866.25. Why the institute awarded the said project to the company to “Train Women” raises eyebrows because the core role of the institute is “providing professional training for middle cadre managers on the areas of transport and logistics and also conduct research and offer consultancy services to both public and private transport and logistics organizations”.

Details of the awarded contract to Kidibul Nigeria Ltd About Kidibul Nigeria Ltd

KIDIBUL NIGERIA LTD was incorporated in ABUJA, Nigeria with Registration Number 1193485. It was registered on 28 May 2014 and its current status is unknown. The company’s registered office address is NO. 21, AGADEZ STREET, OFF AMINU KANO CRESCENT WUSE NULL, ABUJA, F C T.

At the helm of the company’s board are Robinson Uwak and Ekpo Pauline Aniedu. Names of the board members of Kidibul Nigeria Ltd What you should know about Robinson Uwak Uwak is a former House of Representatives member, who represented Oron Federal Constituency from 2011 to 2015. Uwak formed Kidibul Nigeria Ltd while he was a Rep Member. Meanwhile, only civil servant on a part time basis are permitted by law to engage in or participate in the running of a private business as directors or a private company. News Source: secretsreporter.com

September 11, 2022 0 comments

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Group raises alarm over plans to ‘empty’ the National treasury by serving political office holders

by Leading Reporters September 2, 2022

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A group, League of Patriots has raised alarm over what it described as plans by public office holders serving under President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to empty the treasury through fictitious expenses.

The group said it has information that most serving ministers, director generals and other political appointees have perfected plans to sweep the treasury using newly floated companies as well as that of their proxies.

According to information exclusively obtained by LeadingReporters, top management officers of NNPC, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and agencies under them have been fingered in these accusation.

The group, according to its spokesman said that they have been following events and information in all the MDAs as it relates to the activities of the top management staff and they have information which greatly suggests an impending financial disaster that would be occasioned by last minutes looting of the treasury by outgoing political office holders.

Rising from a meeting in Austin Texas, the group spokesman Andrew Madaki said that membership of the league are drawn from patriotic Nigerians mostly within the ICT industry. Madaki said they have placed surveillance on some companies, some financial institutions and individuals who are mostly likely going to serve as a conduit for this illegal transfers and unpatriotic act.

The group says they have alerted Interpol, Financial Action Task Force FAFI, USA Department of the Treasury, and other local and international anti-laundering organizations and agencies.

Group raises alarm over plans to ‘empty’ the national treasury by serving political office holders

A group, League of Patriots has raised alarm over what it described as plans by public office holders serving under President Muhamadu Buhari-led government to empty the treasury through fictitious expenses. The group said it has information that most serving ministers, director generals and other political appointees have perfected plans to sweep the treasury using newly floated companies as well as that of their proxies.

Rising from a meeting in Austin Texas, the group spokesman Andrew Madaki said that membership of the league are drawn from patriotic Nigerians mostly within the ICT industry. Madaki said they have placed surveillance on some companies, some financial institutions and individuals who are mostly likely going to serve as a conduit for this illegal transfers and unpatriotic act.

The group says they have alerted Interpol, Financial Action Task Force FAFI, USA Department of the Treasury, and other local and international anti-laundering organizations and agencies.

September 2, 2022 0 comments

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The Nigeria Port Authority MD and CEO, Hadiza Bala Usman has been sacked, all thanks to the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi.

by Leading Reporters May 7, 2021

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The shake up followed an alleged memo by the minister for the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman who this platform learnt was lobbying for second tenure behind the back of the supervising Minister of the Agency.

Meanwhile, President Muhammed Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Koko as the acting Managing Director of NPA, to replace Hadiza Bala Usman. Until his new post, Koko held fort as Director of Finance in the organisation.

Aso Rock sources informed Us that her suspension was approved by the President following the recommendation of Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation.

However, sources in government disclosed that she might have lost out over her second term ambition that she bulldozed through in a clandestine manner inimical to due process.

They pointed out that although Hadiza secured her first tenure appointment in July 2016, she got close confidants of Buhari, including the Chief of Staff, to pressure him into rolling her over for a second term, which he did in January 2021, six whole months before her first term lapsed.

When Amaechi got wind of this clandestine move, he drew the President’s attention to this anomaly, additionally pointing out that he, as Hadiza’s supervising Minister, never recommended her for tenure elongation.

Moreover, the Minister ordered a probe into her administration at NPA, which made astounding discoveries of fraud and financial misappropriation directly indicting her office.

Moreover, her style of running NPA affairs dripped with insubordination as she essentially shielded its affairs from the supervising Ministry of Transportation.

An independent probe ordered by the President confirmed all the allegations.

Embarrassed at this development, the President promised to redress the situation.

Coincidentally, a formal letter had not been issued for her second tenure expected to commence in July 2021.

From that point on, serving her the Red Card was a matter of time and it happened on Thursday.

Not only did she fail to get the second tenure she lobbied so hard for, technically, she did not even finish her first tenure, officially lapsing in July 2021.

A former Chief of Staff to Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna her home state (2015), Hadiza had been a key figure in the Bring-Back-Our-Girls Movement and was first appointed NPA Managing Director in 2016.

She is also a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

May 7, 2021 0 comments