Officials to probe NEMA's N1.05 billion payment for undelivered planes

Home of Representatives East expected has to start investigation In THE sum of N1.054 billion paid by National Emergency Management Agency (NOT MY) For A plane, After ten years later.

According to has THE 2020 Audit Report, THE sum of N1 054 222 576 East Again has take delivery of A plane contract reward has A Israeli base company.

In It is 2020 Audit report submitted by THE oAuGF has THE Home Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Hon. Bamidele Salam on THE 30 November, 2023, THE sum of N1 054 222 576 was paid has THE Israeli business In 2010 For THE supply of THE plane, but Again has be book as has THE time THE Audit exercise was door out In March, 2020.

According to has THE Audit report, Also there was No evidence that THE deposit paid had has been refunded by THE Israeli farm, Thus recommended that THE money should be recovered.

In the meantime, NOT MY In It is answer has THE Audit request, said: "THE matter East In Court For THE recovery of THE Rising deposit And judgement had has been book In service of NEMA".

THE oAuGF Also interrogates NOT MY For fail has deduct And to put back about N19.2 million as Value Added Tax (VAT) And Detention Taxes (WHT) Since Payments do In respect of supplies of emergency relief materials And other related services rendered has THE Agency, even However THE VAT. And WHAT should has to have has been deducted Since THE entrepreneur Invoice In compliance with NOT MY politics.

In THE even vein, NOT MY would have failed has account For about N99.42 million out of THE N560 235 145.50 granted has officers of THE Agency as non-personal advances In 2018, while another N47,974,375.87 out of N715,316,976.10 granted has officers of THE Agency as non-personal advances In 2019 were Also not retired.

THE OAuGF Also accused NOT MY of fail has distribute 26,106 units of 50kg Bags of rice value N673.076 million, out of THE 135,000 Bags of rice donated by THE Chinese government as intervention support For displaced people In THE North East And guard In THE Agency warehouse Since October, 2017.

He said THE 26,106 Bags of rice were allegedly LEFT has expire In NOT MY warehouse as has THE time of Audit was door out In April, 2020.

In addition, OAuGF alleged that NOT MY reward A contract For THE provide of 160,000 units of 50kg Bags of rice has THE cost of N2.4 billion In 2018, while a few Bags of 25kg rice estimated has N73 709 041.20 were LEFT In THE warehouse as has April, 2020 has expire.

According to has THE report: "These Bags of rice were destroy by pests And rodents as A result of failure of THE Agency has distribute them has THE destined beneficiaries (THE displaced persons). »

THE OAuGF Also reported that NOT MY Also failed has distribute relief materials estimated has N113.676 million which were LEFT has either expire Or were damaged.

He said THE items which include food items And other relief materials such as toiletries, mosquito nets, Bags of cements, etc. had survived their useful lives And were No longer GOOD For human consumption haven has been acquired For more that three years Before THE time of THE Audit visit In 2020.

THE OAuGF Also reported that THE sum of N96,467,673.76 was paid has A Consultant between 2014 And 2017 has acquire a few assets For THE construction of THE National Emergency Management Agency Zonal Desks In Enugu, Lagos And Kaduna.

Items covered by THE Provider include: three project Vehicles estimated has N30 million, two dismountable partitions For Enugu And Lagos project sites, A Diperk 250 KVA Generator For Enugu Project site; A Diperk 200 KVA Generator For Lagos Project site And A Diperk 250 KVA Generator For Kaduna Project site.

He said; "There was No evidence that THE items In (ii) above were acquired Neither were there recordings has to show that they were handed over on has THE Agency Since THE Termination of THE contract In October, 2019, And on investigation, THE Zonal Coordinators In THE three States claims not has be aware of THE above listed assets, as they Never saw them on site. »

He assigned anomalies discovered has weaknesses In THE internal control ! system has THE National Emergency Management Agency, leading has loss of government funds And derivation of public fund

He Also recommended that THE money implied be restored And refunded has government Treasury, while appropriate punishments should be imposed on THE agency In double with existing laws And financial regulations.

While answer has THE Audit queries, NOT MY Head of Information Unit, M Manzo Ezekiel said THE process of to recover THE N1.054 billion Since THE provider East in progress.

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