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The Coalition Against Malpractices and Corruption (COMAC) has urged the Presidency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe procurement activities astatine the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, alleging fraudulent activities and awarding contracts to companies that are not traceable and qualified for specified projects.
The conjugation made up of Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR), Association of Media Practitioners successful Oil and Gas Producing Areas (AMEPROGAS), and Arewa Youth Alliance for Progress and Development said it has written to the ministry, its imperishable secretary, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, successful pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, requesting mentation and details of each procurement records, bid documents, outgo vouchers, institution registration verification, taxation compliance certificates and each different documentation relating to the grant and outgo of contracts but got nary response.
Briefing journalists successful Abuja yesterday, convener of COMAC, Comrade Odey Otunu said, “Our FoI petition was pursuing our investigations which uncovered extended violations of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 by elder officials of the ministry successful the grant and outgo of multi-billion naira contracts to non-existent companies, recently registered entities with nary way record, taxation non-compliant firms and companies whose concern objectives are grossly misaligned with the contracts awarded to them, amounting to astir N30 billion.”
Reacting to the allegations, Kana said helium has not awarded immoderate contracts since helium came to the ministry. “In addition, since I came to the aviation ministry, we person not awarded immoderate contracts,” helium said.
The imperishable caput said Kana Investment Limited, with registration number: 4191888, registered connected July 8, 2001, which helium is alleged to inactive beryllium a director, is inactive and belongs to his precocious father.
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