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The House of Representatives has directed the Committee on Public to look into claims of improper handling of COVID-19 intervention funding.

The order came from a motion moved on Tuesday, during plenary by Nyampa Zakari, a PDP member from Adamawa State.

Zakari claimed in his motion that numerous ministries and organizations misused the COVID-19 intervention monies during the pandemic.

The parliamentarian said that the federal budget had earmarked more than N183.9 billion for the intervention money, adding that money was donated to the coffers by other international donors.

“The disruption of economic activity made it necessary to implement several programmes, laws, and interventions to help families, small enterprises, and public corporations and to strengthen their economies.

“To battle the COVID-19 pandemic on the populace, the Federal Government of Nigeria launched several initiatives, including financial provisions and money from international donor organisations.

“A sum of N83.9 billion was appropriated for the COVID-19 response in the 2020 Appropriation Act, as well as another sum of over N100 billion as intervention funds through the supplementary budget and international donor agencies,” the lawmaker added.

The alleged mishandling, according to Mr. Zakari, was detailed in one of the Auditor General’s reports.

He said that the poor handling would discourage future donations to Nigeria from donor organisations.

“Auditor-General’s report and other sources reveal that significant funds for COVID-19 palliatives and international donations were diverted and uned for by various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government.

“Lack of proper ability of funds allocated for COVID-19 intervention by the federal government and global donor agencies could potentially lead to negative economic ratings and loss of opportunities for Nigeria,” he said.

Speaking on the motion, Borno APC member Ahmed Jaha stated that the probe was essential because the House has already been charged with receiving benefits from the COVID-19 intervention money.

Imagine how many schools would have been built if each constituency received N500 million, Mr. Jaha said.

As a result, the House instructed the committee to look into the COVID-19 intervention funds distributed to federal ministries, departments, and agencies between 2020 and 2022 and provide a report within four weeks for additional legislative action.

After being placed to a vote by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, the resolution was adopted by the House by a unanimous vote.

https://punchng.com/reps-to-probe-alleged-mishandling-of-n183-9bn-covid-19-intervention-funds/

Same story we will soon hear about the current subsidy removal palliative.
Anything palliative in Nigeria is a scam, especially sharing of money.

EyeCumInPiece:
Same story we will soon hear about the current subsidy removal palliative.
Anything palliative in Nigeria is a scam, especially sharing of money.

Hehehehe

You are the ones complaining the leaders are corrupt even when we know you guys contribute to 80% of the corruption in Nigeria and abroad.

The government is trying to probe the corrupt leaders now, una still dey wail.

Shege/banza iyâmiri

Hehehe

Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

A.nother

P.robe

C.ommences

Government of looters, by looters and for looters.

Lootocrazy.

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https://punchng.com/reps-to-probe-alleged-mishandling-of-n183-9bn-covid-19-intervention-funds/

Ahpp

Hehehe.

Just another day in office. Nothing,I mean absolutely nothing will come out of this probe.

Looting is normal in Nigeria .

Same istration, apc probing apc😂😂🏃🏃🏃

Why is it that every fund we release will be embezzled

No one would be prosecuted nor end up in prison.....so what is the point?

Sometimes I wonder where all the billions from foreign donors went. Even after COVID-19, the remaining funds was not ed for.

Meanwhile
I'm an experience driver in Lagos. I need a car to drive on uber/bolt for weekly remittance.
Please if you have a car or know someone that have, link me up. Quote me or check on my profile.

Its funny how some self acclaimed economy experts Analyse economy issues in Nigeria with out considering the deadly virus called " corruption ".

For Nigeria to be great corruption must be dealt with a brutal force else we are on a long deceit .

The House of Representatives has been probing misappropriation of funds since 2003 but to this day, no single plausible result has been achieved with this silly charade.

Using tax payers' money to form stupid committees that end up lining the pockets of greedy politicians with extra bogus allowances.

Legislative clowns!

Imagine........

A Rat telling a smaller RAT to investigate why the fish kept in the basket got missing ?

The worst thing to have happened in Nigeria is APC party ........spits on their corrupt mindset

This one happened under the nose of Buhari and supervised by the former national leader of APC Government and Party....

What's the status with their SUV controversy?

Make una carry Buhari .

Once they see that their friends in higher positions, the ogas at the top, their padi-padi is involved, they'll drop it. It's only when these friends of theirs start misbehaving & not doing their bidding again that they'll to go after them again but this particular probe will end nowhere in particular

We know this day is coming

Criminals

Corruption probing corruption. Mtscheeeew.

Hmmm.
These criminals legislathieves want to distract Nigerians and shift attention from the N160m luxury vehicles they got.

Are they going arrest Buhari and Sadiya Umar Farouq if they find out they stole the COVID fund?
Of what use will their probe be?
They should focus on returning the N160m suv first.
That is the present matters Nigerians are concerned about.
Useless thieves.

Them no give una percentage be that. Thieves thant want to purchase Land Cruisers worth billions of Naira amid our current situation where the poor can't even feed

Dem Wan probe themselves? Dat money Don follow Covid-19 waka....infact it was d easiest money to embezzle in d history of dis country

Nothing will happen..

All friends in crime