Wole Oladimeji ABUJA House of Representatives committee on Niger Delta yesterday queried the ministry for alleged purchase of recharge cards worth over N8 million as reflected in the breakdown of its 2014 budget.

Chairman of the committee, Warman Ogoriba (PDP, Bayelsa), who presided over the budget defence session of the ministry, frowned at such careless spending.

The committee members demanded explanation from both the minister, Dr Steven Oruh, and the permanent secretary, Ms. Fatima Bello, on how N8 million could be used for recharge card.

While responding, the Minister and his Permanent Secretary couldn’t give a satisfactory account of the money the ministry claimed to have spent on recharge cards, which was reflected in its submission.

Bello said some of the money was yet to be spent and was supposed to cater for some staff requesting reimbursement of what they spent making calls.

The performance of the ministry’s N51.693 billion budget was marred by shortfalls comprising arrears of salary due to centralisation of such at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, outstanding liabilities of N131,790 million due to non-release of full appropriation for overhead and scaling down of projects as only N20.632 billion of the N40 billion appropriated was released.

















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Posted: at 6-03-2015 05:56 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

We you blame him when he was buying recharge cards for the 180 million Nigerian?

Posted: at 6-03-2015 06:10 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Maybe he bought part of the network provider.........like father like son.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 06:31 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

8 millions recharge card, did he call God with it?

Posted: at 6-03-2015 07:17 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

they pay corps members #19800 which is approximately #650 a day. then spend that kind of amount only on call cards. there is God ooo!

Posted: at 6-03-2015 07:18 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

MAYBE IS A RECHARGE CARD THAT CAN CALL HEAVEN

Posted: at 6-03-2015 07:40 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmmm

Posted: at 6-03-2015 07:52 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

all of una ni the same

Posted: at 6-03-2015 08:15 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Basters all over

Posted: at 6-03-2015 09:47 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Corruption in the House? Yet you blame the President for it.

Posted: at 6-03-2015 12:21 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS MINISTERS AND NEVER CARE TO INVESTIGATE THEIR ASS CUS HE IS INCOMPETENT

Posted: at 6-03-2015 11:37 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

DEM GO DIE THE CASE

Wicked People

Posted: at 7-03-2015 05:16 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

am feedup seeing our money been spent anyhow

it is too too too too bad

Posted: at 7-03-2015 09:33 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

mmh Naija una kn go kill me ooo hahaahhahaha from Top 2 Down na Same Same 

Posted: at 7-03-2015 10:33 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Can u imagine how this people dey play with our economy

Posted: at 7-03-2015 01:37 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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