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Nigeria’s Airport Authority Pays Staff Half Salary After Top Officials, Children Stole Over N750m In Fraudulent Contract Scheme

Top sources at FAAN, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said senior officials and some of their children worked together to get an old contract re-awarded.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has come under fire for paying staff half salary for the month of July.

This is coming after top officials were accused of stealing over N750m from the organisation.

Top sources at FAAN, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said senior officials and some of their children worked together to get an old contract re-awarded.

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The contract had previously been awarded to the current Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika.

However, the top FAAN officials led by the Deputy General Manager of Procurement, Mrs Ishola, a prime suspect in the racket, forged documents with a letterhead of the Ministry of Aviation to get the contract re-awarded and defrauded the organisation to the tune of over N750m.

Other officials involved in the racket include son of the General Manager, Sodiq Musa; one Kayode; Shehu, an official at the s Department, amongst others.

The fraud carried out by individuals in the Procurement Department was aided by the officials of the and audit departments as the racket’s success will be impossible without the knowledge of the two departments.

After the fraud was detected, the FAAN set up an internal committee to investigate the officials involved.

SaharaReporters’ sources, however, revealed that although FAAN had a committee set up to investigate the crime, the same authority also covered up the result of the investigation after it was discovered that top officials were involved in the racket.

“The same people who did this are also the same guys the Ministry of Aviation use when they want to divert money through procurement,” the source said.

The source went ahead to reveal that FAAN secretly suspended some of the officials involved to avoid public backlash.

Staff affected by the July pay cut disclosed to SaharaReporters how they worked throughout the lockdown period with a promise of extra allowance during the time.

They also disclosed how they’ve had to work without protective equipment to shield them from the deadly Coronavirus.

A senior management staff of FAAN revealed how the management of the organisation awarded millions of naira for feeding of staff but that the food never got round.

The staff, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said, “They said the food they gave us everyday was audited at N5,000 but I’ll get more quantity and better quality for N5,00 at food ts around the airport.”

Condemning the development, aviation unions in a statement on Thursday night rejected the payment of half salary in the past month.

The statement read, “We observed with total dismay the payment of July, 2020 half salary to FAAN workers which the unions are not aware.

“This came as a rude shock to the unions because we have vehemently rejected payment of half salary in the past.

“This attitude by management is against the principle of collective negotiation as it undermines the labour law.

“By this action, we are mobilising all FAAN workers nationwide for protest starting from Wednesday 5th August, 2020. This is a red alert notice.”

https://saharareporters.com/2020/07/30/exclusive-nigeria%E2%80%99s-airport-authority-pays-staff-half-salary-after-top-officials-children

Mama papa, even children, everybody is looking for what to take out of Nigeria.

How can the country survive this selfish madness.

I see a collective effort to suck this nation dry to death. The country is shouting lamenting and welling in agony but non of her child cares,

An adage says as you make your bed so you'll lie on it! Covid 19 have taught us that it is possible for all of us to stuck in this neglected environment without any going out.

Let's watch our action before it's too late.

There is a competition among this govt appointees to outdo each other in looting. They are taking advantage of the president's mental absence to loot as they wish, knowing that the man will never know. Even if he gets to know, he will forget by the next day

It is finished. The generation that stole from the nation's Commonwealth have now mentored their children to do a collabo with them in stealing. I'm sure we may need to install sensors and alarms in our bodies soon cos suspected thieves in Nigeria have really increased geometrically.

Welcome to Nigeria

Corruption

Hmm
This is interesting.
750 million isn't a small sum.
The worse part is that all those involved will walk out of this scandal unscathed.
The ministry of aviation under which its jurisdiction this fraud occurred is likely not to do anything since it's benefitting(how did they get the letterhead? )

Now the floor staff are suffering.
Organizations within this country seriously should invest in ability and transparency.

I guess it's a joke. I mean, even the investigating authorities are even covering it. What's the use?

This is bad.

I'll say it again: The country needs a revolution.

Exiting this country is really an option to consider...


Corruption is soo rewarding here

The poor always holds the short end of the stick.

Dammmnnn
Niggarrr
Isoright

Our youths are busy defending APC and PDP while our wealth is Squandered. Who did this to us?

Abacha's loot is a child's play compared to what we are witnessing in this regime...God help us from this Buhari era
Abacha,wherever he is will be weeping heavily how Nigerians have demonized him while he's watching somebody presently outdoing what he did with masterstroke...wait till after 2023,we will hear scores

Naija I hail thee. That's all I can say

SaharaReporters on Thursday exclusively reported how the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria had come under fire for paying staff half salaries for July after top officials were accused of stealing over N750m from the organisation.

https://saharareporters.com/2020/07/30/faan-workers-threaten-embark-strike-over-salary-slash


Such cruel management

Let them strike joor

I knew it will be SR

Omenka will not believe this

This is nigeria for you

Heartless people

Like parents...... Like children........

It's either their parents are fainting, slapping or shouting, off your mic, off your mic or busy comparing VI boys vs Mushin boys.......


The apple never drops too far away.............

The kind of wickedness ingrained in us eeh

Devil is just jealous of us Blacks

A senior management staff of FAAN revealed how the management of the organisation awarded millions of naira for feeding of staff but that the food never got round.

The staff, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said, “They said the food they gave us everyday was audited at N5,000 but I’ll get more quantity and better quality for N500 at food ts around the airport.”

Can you just imagine this?!
Corruption has eating deep into every facet of this country.
From the politicians to your regular market women, mechanics, cobblers, tailors you see around you everyday.

We can only continue to believe in this nation.
The future looks effing bleak sometimes when we look at it.
God save Nigeria.
Sigh

This Country is gone!

They said the food they gave us everyday was audited at N5,000 but I’ll get more quantity and better quality for N500 at food ts around the airport.”

Very heartless human beings

The corruption in this country is way to much. The country don tire me.

Abeg anybody wey dey yankee,biko help my ministry. I wan relocate

I'm tired of this country
Corruption and looting is the watchword

They need to start killing those stealing funds
It is not by only investigation and sending them to prison

Believe SR at your peril

When you have a leader that is mentally docile anything goes.

Ok

and we saw a video of chinese corrupt leaders being executed because of thier corruption and bad practices but my country is busy purnishing the masses and releasing some already jailed corrupt leaders..
how can an agency choose to cut workers salary because some big men are busy looting its funds..
this life no balance atall and if am to get a second chance of living again in this same country, this time i would make it optional, its either i come from a rich and corrupt family or i would jus reject the second coming...
ita better i spend it as a tree in malawi than coming from a poor zone again in this wonderful country...

Old are corrupt
Young are corrupt
What's the future hope for the nation?