Clem Agba, minister of state for budget and planning, says
the fire that gutted the office of the accountant-general of the federation did
not destroy any record.
On Wednesday, fire broke out at the Treasury House, a
building housing the AGF’s office.
Officials of the Federal Fire Service and National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) were able to put out the fire after about an hour later.
Many had alleged that the fire was an attempt to cover up
wrongdoing by the federal government.
But speaking with journalists after inspecting the affected
offices in Abuja, Agba said they are yet to take an inventory of what was
destroyed in the fire but all the government’s financial transactions were
intact.
The minister said the fire was caused by a spark in one of
the air conditioners (AC) on the fourth floor.
“We have gone round the rooms and offices where the fire
affected, and I am glad to report that our data Centre where all our records
are kept are fully intact,” he said.
“There is no destruction, so we haven’t lost any record. As
a government I want to assure you that our records are intact, a few documents
are burnt, we haven’t started recovery to check what actually burnt, but all
our financial transactions are intact.
“We would be doing a full scale investigation using the
right professionals to determine exactly what happened.”
Also speaking, Ahmed Idris, AGF, said there would be a
“thorough” investigation of the incident.
“For emphasis, our data Centre is intact, no harm in any way
except for the cooling system which we are now working hard to put back to
operation,” Idris said.
“We are also glad there is no casualty.”
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