Contract racketeering among public officers is an age-long practice that has ruined the nation’s economy since time immemorial and investigations by this online media have continued to expose public servants who leverage on their influence to hijack contracts from the federal coffers.
Perusing govspend, a government portal that tracks and analyses government spending, it was revealed that Chijindu Okwulehie, a public officer with the federal government of Nigeria, using the company Hope Group Limited, involved herself in contract racketeering worth ₦145,528,331.78, an action contrary to the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act (CCBT).
The CCBT Act stipulates that public officials should not own or run a private company while employed as full-time staff. However, such laws do not apply if the company or business is in the farming sector.
On March 10, 2022, the Federal Ministry of Aviation made a payment of ₦42,427,235.51 to Hope Group Limited for the payment of certificate no. 1 on the contract for the cladding of the airline office block at NAIA, Abuja
On July 5, 2022, the Federal Ministry of Aviation made a payment of ₦63,864,225.21 to Hope Group Limited for the Advance payment bond for the cladding of the airline office building at NAIA, Abuja.
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Ministry of Aviation made a payment of ₦39,236,871.06 to Hope Group Limited for the Advance payment bond for the cladding of the airline office building at NAIA, Abuja.
Findings reveal that Hope Group Limited was incorporated in Abuja Nigeria, with registration number 1491124.
Among the key management staff of Hope Group Limited is Chijindu Okwulehie, who serves as a deponent of the company.
It was discovered that Chijindu Okwulehie is a Bank Examiner with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
She also served as a Senior Legal Officer with the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority from 2021 to 2022.
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Source : SecretReporters
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