Senate, yesterday, revealed that about N200 billion education tax collected between 2012 and 2013 were diverted to unknown and unspecified uses not recognised in or permitted under the Act setting up the Education Trust Fund. The funds were diverted during former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. A probe was subsequently ordered. The revelation was contained in a motion sponsored by Senator Abdullahi Aliyu. Senator Aliyu noted that some institutions got multiple allocations of special intervention, while institutions that are their peers did not receive any within the period under review. “About N200 billion of education tax collected between 2012 and 2013 were diverted. “Tertiary Education Trust Fund Board granted a loan to the Federal Ministry of Education and also organised a workshop and pre-retreat in the United States of America and Kenya in 2014-2015 without recourse to guidelines of the Act. “About N500 million was budgeted for advertising and media in the 2015 budget which contravenes the rehabilitation, restoration and consolidation of tertiary education in Nigeria, in accordance with Section 3(1) of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Act 2011.”
Attempts by Senator James Manager to convince the Senate to extend the probe beyond 2011 failed. He had argued that it was unfair for the Senate to single out Jonathan’s administration for scrutiny. He posited that it should be extended to 1999 to exhaustively cover all the areas. Regardless, Senate mandated its Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Testfund to invite the fund’s executive secretary to appear before it to explain and clarify issues of misappropriation of the fund. The committee is expected to report back to the Senate within one month.
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Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:16 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dickieponga at 3-12-2015 04:23 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Can someone please give me one good reason why he shouldn't be probed...?..Just one good reason and i don't want any excuses...
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:23 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
Freelancers at 3-12-2015 04:31 PM (8 years ago) (f)
My people say Dog weni wan lost, E nor dey hear mastar whistle ooo. Una mind neva rest since Nigetr-Delta Militants never strike again. We dey wait oooo
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:31 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
Freelancers at 3-12-2015 04:33 PM (8 years ago) (f)
My people say Dog weni wan lost, E nor dey hear mastar whistle ooo. Una mind neva rest since Nigetr-Delta Militants never strike again. We dey wait oooo. A sleeping dog is better than a dead lion.
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:33 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
If President Jonathan regarded his predecessors as Saints and needed no probe, he has inexplicably exonerated them of any crimes. It would therefore amount to witch haunting of the present government to probe those already 'cleared' by Jonathan. It will however not stop the current traduccers from visiting anyone before Jonathan if evidence lead directly to them.
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:40 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
If President Jonathan regarded his predecessors as Saints and needed no probe, he has inexplicably exonerated them of any crimes. It would therefore amount to witch haunting of the present government to probe those already 'cleared' by Jonathan. It will however not stop the current traduccers from visiting anyone before Jonathan if evidence lead directly to them.
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:43 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Powerfulify at 3-12-2015 04:59 PM (8 years ago) (m)
If they wanna tell themselves d truth , let them extend it as far back as 1985 , y GEJ administration n who's IBB n BUHARI dat everybody's scared of them, Buhari is just there 2 cover up his iniquities, did he give account of his administration as head of state n PTF chairman. Let's know the truth n d truth shall set us free.
Posted: at 3-12-2015 04:59 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Wikigenius at 3-12-2015 05:50 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Its for nigeria's gud probe anyone suspected, i c y igbos can neva rule dis country, cos he's a biafra u wanna cover him up nd go scot free, if na northerner u'll say dem b thief dey shud b jailed, too tribalistic i supported him during d election bt atleast
Posted: at 3-12-2015 05:50 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
dickieponga at 3-12-2015 06:00 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: Balance Diet on 3-12-2015 04:33 PM
My people say Dog weni wan lost, E nor dey hear mastar whistle ooo. Una mind neva rest since Nigetr-Delta Militants never strike again. We dey wait oooo. A sleeping dog is better than a dead lion.
And d meaning of ur proverb about a dead lion means wat..?
Posted: at 3-12-2015 06:00 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
@ olowoinlionsden ur comment if far d most sensible comment I ve Eva seen on dis platform since d close to 4 years I ve followed dis site n it's follower kip it up. Wit wat u ve said u ve killed a million birds wit a single stone kip it up. @oways ur d one Dat is confused bcos it's bodly written senate to "prob" not buhari to prob and @ winace ur beginning to say the truth only wit dis la comment thumbs up on di one alone
Posted: at 3-12-2015 06:28 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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