The Presidential committee set up to probe contracts awarded by Dasuki’s office have uncovered that between 2011 and 2015, the ex-National Security Adviser awarded over 300 contracts.
Many of these companies were overpaid it was discovered.
Already more than N7 Billion has been recovered from the indicted companies and individuals who apparently cooperated with the committee investigating them. Similarly, the federal government is also seeking a refund of another N41 Billion which was yet to be refunded by the indicted companies.
This is even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was still digging deep to ascertain whether another N75 Billion should be recovered from some of the companies for unexecuted or partially executed contracts.
According to the committee, one of the indicted companies known as Societe D’Equipment International, was overpaid to the tune of 7.9 Million Euros and $7.09 Million by the Office of NSA.
The presidential committee also discovered that contracts were awarded in complete disregard to the provisions of the Public Procurement Act.
The investigations by the committee revealed that several contractors were apparently overpaid, while others were given full upfront payments contrary to their contract terms and agreements in force.
There was also evidence of payments to individuals and companies by The Office of the NSA (ONSA) without any contractual agreement or evidence of jobs executed. The committee further discovered that some companies failed to meet up their tax obligations for contracts executed.
A statement by the senior special assistant to president Mohammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu on the indictments however stated that “The Committee has made attempts and succeeded in recovering some of the funds from these individuals and organizations amounting to Three Billion, Five Hundred and Thirty Seven Million, Five Hundred and forty Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Three Naira and Four Kobo (N3,537,549,223.04), Eight Million US Dollars ($8,000,000.00) and houses worth Five Hundred and Twelve Million Naira (512,000,000.00) from 32 companies.”
He added that “The Committee also established that some individuals and companies received monies without evidence of contractual agreements or jobs done. The amount received by these individuals was Seven Billion One Hundred and Four Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira only (N7,104,925,000.00).
“In a similar vein, the Committee revealed that some companies that failed to execute contracts or did so partially were to make refunds. The total amount to be refunded is Nineteen Billion, Eight Hundred and Ninety Six Million, five Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty-five Naira and thirty kobo (N19,896,539,125.20) only, Forty Three Million Seven Hundred and Seventy One Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty Three US Dollars and Seventy-Three Cents ($43,771,433.73) and 2 houses in Abuja worth Two Hundred and Sixty Million Naira (N260,000,000.00).
“The Committee also revealed that 15 companies were awarded contracts that require further investigation to ascertain the status of their contracts. The total value of the contracts awarded in this category was Eleven Billion Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Million Five Hundred and Seventy One Naira only (N11,726,571,161.00), Two Hundred and Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ninety US Dollars only ($202,136,890.00) and Four Million, One Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Two Euros and Ninety Six Cents (€4,114,752.96). The Companies investigated by the committee include: Abrahams Telecommunication Limited and Value Trust Investment Limited RC 1050628 and RC133792.; Bilal Turnkey Contractors Limited RC 616389; Circular Automobile Limited RC 953549; Continental Project Associates Limited RC 1201210; Da’voice Network Solutions Limited RC 658879; Foretech Investment Limited RC 759046; Forts and Sheild Limited RC 1148793; GDP Associated Limited RC 830715; Hakimco Automobiles – RC 904389; Hamada Properties and Investment Limited RC 635720; International Resources Management Company RC 228657; Investment Options Limited – RC 133484 and Jakadiya Picture Company Limited RC 270972. Other were JBE Multimedia Investment Limited RC 48875; Kamala Motors Limited RC 845545; Key Information Services Limited RC 297516; Leeman Communications Limited RC 499781; MCAF Associates RC 734745; Moortown Global Investment RC 968416; Syntec Nigeria Limited RC 220165; Trafiga Limited RC 1098961; Trim Communications Limited RC 261180; Securicor Emergency and Safety RC 431246; Sologic Integrated Services Limited RC 744982; Wada Autos Limited RC 1082513; Zukhruf Nigeria Limited RC 306244; 2020 Nigeria Limited RC 1090292 and A and B Associates Limited RC 279980.
“Also, The individuals and companies that received payments without contractual agreements are: Honourable Bello Matawalle; Brigadier General AS Mormoni-Bashir (the former Principal General Staff Officer at the ONSA and still a serving military officer), Alhaji Umar Sani, Dr Yakubu Sanky, Baba Bala, Ambassador Clement Layiwola Lasseinde (a Director in the ONSA), An architect from Baitil Atiq Travels and Tours, Alhaji Shuaibu Salisu (The former Director of Finance and Administration at the ONSA), Colonel Bello Fadile (rtd) (Special Adviser to Lt Col Sambo Dasuki; former NSA), Mr Otunla Jonah Niyi, Otunba Adelakun, Alhaji Bashir Yaguda, Dr Tunji Olagunju, Miss Oluwatoyin Oluwagbayi, Lt Col MS Dasuki (rtd) {The former NSA}, Honourable Maipata Mohammed Abubakar, Mohammed Suleiman. From Musaco investment and properties, Ibrahim Abdullahi also from Musaco investment and properties, Alhaji Aliyu Usman and other officers that served in the ONSA.
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