The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being urged to probe how she blew the cash on chartered jets.
The Minister was reported to the Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, by a whistle-blowing group, Crusaders for Good Governance (CGG), on August 13.
In the petition, signed by its representative, Okechukwu Obiorah Nnamdi, the group said its alarm against the Minister, who could not be reached for comments last night, was borne out of investigation.
The group said its allegations against the Minister could be verified through the records of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN); the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency(NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA).
The petition said: “We are calling your attention to a monumental act of corruption, abuse of office and reckless application of public funds by a minister.
“Our investigation has revealed that the minister has not only become a liability Nigeria cannot bear at this time, she has also become a huge source through which our nation is gradually bleeding to a slow and painful death.
“Unlike other cabinet ministers, who travel on commercial( and presidential where applicable) jets for official assignments, the minister has taken it upon herself to travel by private jets to all assignments.
“When the President visited China, she was on the trip but travelled in a private jet at the cost of$300,000.
“The same thing happened during Mr. President’s trip to South Africa; she also travelled in a private jet at the cost of $300,000.
“Details of her other activities and unwholesome spending are listed below:
•During Easter break, she flew a private jet to Dubai with members of her family at the cost of $300,000.
•A parastatal maintains a private jet, Challenger 850 Visa Jet, at $500,000 monthly for the minister.
•She has never attended any meeting outside the country in commercial or presidential jets in the last two years and she has spent over N2billion on maintaining aircraft in the last two years.
•She is the only minister, who attends events when the President is travelling, in private jets. Unlike other ministers, she flies private jets even when the President is travelling to the same location.
•She does official jobs in her house; she hardly goes to office.
•Information from FAAN, NCAA, and NAMA confirmed that she has never flown commercial aircraft in the last two years.
•When the President went to China but she did not go on the presidential jet, she went in a private jet, further bleeding the national purse.
The group said its allegations could be verified through the records of aviation agencies, such as FAAN, NAMA and NCAA.
The petition added: “We are of the view that Mr. President is not aware of all these atrocious and reckless spending of the minister. Usually, we understand that smaller presidential jets are usually assigned to ministers on official assignments abroad whenever there is need for such trips.
“Mr. Chairman, we make bold to ask in good conscience whether Nigeria’s fragile economy can afford to carry this financial burden any longer and that is why we are calling on you to act and provide the new lease of life for the Nigerian economy.
“We demand that you carry out thorough investigation of all the above which are easily verifiable through the aviation agencies, FAAN, NAMA and NCAA.
“We want to count on you to save the national purse of the excessive bleeding, which we believe is the main reason for the establishment of your agency.
“We want to however state that our commitment to this cause will not waiver. We are still compiling and investigating further details of her financial dealings and at the right time, we will organise a world press conference to express these and other details we are working on.”
When contacted, the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said: “I cannot confirm the receipt of the petition until Monday because petitions do not come directly to my desk.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Gosh,pls let's know her name so we can also dig details concerning her..am guessing is the minister for finance
ReplyDeleteplz whats her name so that she will hear our prayers on her
ReplyDeleteHaba d minister na ghost? What is the minister's name na? Confirm my suspicion. Abi NE una dey fear say she go hire and send drones after u guys?
ReplyDeleteAm suspecting Minister for Petroleum.
ReplyDeleteI suspect her too. Oil bunkers.
DeleteWhy are hiding her identity.pls give Nigerians her name so that we can dig more.
ReplyDeleteIt must be either d Petroleum or Finance Minister.
ReplyDeleteThe minister won't be any other person than the minister of petroleum Deziani Madueke
ReplyDeleteSince nigerian Eye can't put a name I will take dis info as False.. Dickson Eniola..
ReplyDeleteThis is outrageous for a serving public officer to have the heart to spend public funds recklessly. She should be stripped of her position and prosecuted. But wait, this administration is epileptic. Will this Mr. President's administration take action? Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteThis is outrageous for a serving public officer to have the heart to spend public funds recklessly. She should be stripped of her position and prosecuted. But wait, this administration is epileptic. Will this Mr. President's administration take action? Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeletewho doesn't know its d petroleum minister , do u know the amount of kick backs she gets from oil firms monthly ,to fund her lifestyle
ReplyDeleteNa Minister of petroleum,Allison Madueke bcos na she dey carryout official assignment in her resident. Continuin spendin recklessly bt one day u wil leave d position and account nt only to Man bt to Almighty God. She is a member of association of occultic people at the federal level
ReplyDeleteIf what you are saying is correct, what is the name of the minister? or do you just want to attract readers?
ReplyDeleteThe said minister is no other person then the petroleum minister. That woman was the brain behind the fuel subsidy fracas that completely shotdown this country. EFCC needs to thoroughly investigate her to check her excesses.
ReplyDeleteThe said minister is no other person then the petroleum minister. That woman was the brain behind the fuel subsidy fracas that completely shotdown this country. EFCC needs to thoroughly investigate her to check her excesses.
ReplyDeleteThe said minister is no other person then the petroleum minister. That woman was the brain behind the fuel subsidy fracas that completely shotdown this country. EFCC needs to thoroughly investigate her to check her excesses.
ReplyDeleteThe said minister is no other person then the petroleum minister. That woman was the brain behind the fuel subsidy fracas that completely shotdown this country. EFCC needs to thoroughly investigate her to check her excesses.
ReplyDeleteIt should be either of the two minister mentioned. Finance or petroleum minister.
ReplyDeleteThey claim they don't have money to settle ASUU but a minister can be wasting billions of Naira?
ReplyDeletemay be madam world bank Okonjo is not aware of this.
ReplyDeleteWaste of time nigeria is so fucked up this will blow away as fast as the story came up... efcc the ministers, govt officials r all criminals so u can waste ur time and strength to get answers that r starring u in the face mcheeeeewwww... aint nothing going to happen to whoever the min is!welcome to the screwed up country called nigeria.
ReplyDeletewe r in nigeria... nothing will happen and the spending will continue lmao!
ReplyDeleteWhatever is d case, Nigerians should know that the said Minister must be very close to d Presidency hence d boldness to indulge in such financial recklessness bcos she knows she is covered. God save us all.
ReplyDeleteWhich other serving female minister has huge,bulging greed filled eyes she has used to hypnotize her kinsman president?
ReplyDeleteThe Nigerian Eye has refused to give us the name of the of d minister involved. Anyway they managed to at least intimate us that it's a female. I expect to see the reactions of those who keep saying that involving more women in high places in the government will help reduce fraud & irregular management activities as women seem to have more passionate appeal to life as mothers. I hope they also tell us about male ministers who have been as callous as this with their spendings. Remember this is only on transportation. Maybe the hotel bills & other logistics will come up to above 20billion. As it is like this,you can imagine the ones she put away to spend at a latter time when she must have relinquished her position. This our rulers (not leaders) constitute over 70% of the real problems Nigerians & Nigeria are faced with today. I think a New generation Party comprising the youths only should come up to the rescue of pur great Nation. These selfish non dynamic,old cargoes have lynched us...... Chris Abara.
ReplyDeletepetroleum for sure
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