- February 1, 2012 -
DR.Goodluck Jonathan -
President,Federal Republic of Nigeria -
Aso Villa, Abuja -
Dear Sir: -
PETITION AGAINST MALLAM ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED,DG OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT(NDE) AND OTHER PRINCIPAL DIRECTORS FOR MISAPPROPRIATION AND EMBEZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND ABANDONEMENT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IN VARIOUS STATES OF THE FEDERATION AND IN BWARI,FCT ABUJA -
The NDE Skills Acquisition Training Centre in Kurudu, Bwari LGA is a N655 million project. Records show that only N20 million is left as outstanding from the N655 million allocated NDE in the 2010 budget. This means N635 million has been paid the contractors for this job amounting to over 95% .By this, it is assumed rightly that the project on site would have reached 95% completion.
However, this is not the case upon our visit to the site in Kurudu, Bwari on 30th January 2012 what we saw was an abandoned project which is yet to reach even attain 20% completion.
OBSERVATIONS:
1. There is no electricity and generator on site
2. A work to construct internal road was started and abandoned.
3. Uncompleted buildings were painted.
4. The staff home constructed had no electrical fittings and plumbing fittings.
5. The Dining hall close to block 2 had vandalised window panes and leeking roof.
6. The workshop block has sagging roof with no windows, doors or frame.
7. The land upon which the Skills centre was being erected has no approval from the FCDA.In fact on 30th April,2011 the NDE was given a quit notice by FCDA to vacate the said land.(Pictures are also attached as proof)
These observations of ours were corroborated by a report by the NDE FCT Coordinator .(see attached Report) confirming that the project is abandoned and substandard.
Even the NBTE by a report dated November 25, 2011 and signed by the Executive Secretary Director, Dr.M.A. Kazaure declared all skills acquisition and training centres of NDE in the whole federation including FCT as substandard.The DG, NDE is hiding this germane report from the public.
EMBEZZLEMENT OF N45 MILLION BY Mr. Kunle Obanyan Director SE Zone.
The National Directorate for Employment (NDE) through Mallam Abubakar Mohammed – Director General of NDE, on Monday 25th July 2011, launched the NDE-QikQik Business Ownership Scheme. This scheme, a partnership between Eartholeum Networks Ltd (ENL) and NDE, was meant to create 100,000 new jobs.
This project proposal was designed to cash in on CBN CASHLESS programme and an MOU was with the NDE through Mr Kunle Obanyan.
For this purpose, selection and training of 100 graduates from various states took place about the middle of last year and nothing more came out.
The sum of N45.0m was paid to the Eartholeum Network last year, to provide participants with the required tools and the equipments but uptill today the programme is yet to take off. Yet the funds could not be accounted for or returned back.The graduate participants feel disillusioned with NDE failure to fulfill their promise.
THEFT OF THIRTEEN MILLION,ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND(N13,176,000.00M) FOR FICTITIOUS WORKSHOP
A two-day NDE Counselling Workshop titled ‘Employment skills for unemployed graduate of teriary institutions’ to be held in 18 states of the federation was approved by the DG, NDE sometime in March 2011.This workshop never held as claimed and on 29th March 2011 Dr. S.N. Mfam, Director of PR&S, NDE got a payment voucher for the sum of N13, 176,000.00M to be released to him and suspectedly shared by top Management Staff with the DG.This is a clear case of theft of Public funds.
NDE DG and SENIOR MANAGEMENT should be investigated over this scam.
Sir, we are dismayed that in spite of release of billions and multi-millions to the NDE to assist the Presidency to ensure that jobless Graduates are self-employed and thus divert the minds of the youths from social vices and get them engaged, the NDE headed by Mallam Abubakar Mohammed had an agenda to divert these funds for personal goals.
We pray you sir to cause a full investigation of the Dg of NDE and the above mentioned top Directors of the Organisation with a view to their being prosecuted by the EFCC.
Thanks and Best wishes
Osuagwu Ugochukwu Esq
Ogboli Charles Esq
Partners, Victory and Rose Associates
Anti-Corruption Crusaders
Ekukinam Street,
Utako,Abuja
Another campaign of calumny! It is absolutely ridiculous that a group that labelled themselves lawyers could be this myopic, how much is the entire budget of a parastatal that N655M will be apportioned to just one of its numerous projects running simultaneously across the geopolitical zones. whatever Osuagwu Ugochukwu and Ogboli Charles are set out to achieve is detrimental to the health of the nation, the Job market and the vision of our dear president.
IT IS REGRATABLE THAT THESE SELF-STYLED ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSEDERS HAVE PERFECTED THE ACT OF DISTRACTING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THEIR ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES. ON OUR PART, OUR FINDINGS SHOW THAT THIS GROUP IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS KIND OF HACHET JOB. AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE PETITIONS WITH THE POLICE AND NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ABOUT YOUR UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCTS ALL IN THE NAME OF FOI ACT.
THE LEGAL PROFESSION WE ARE MADE TO BELIEVE, IS A NOBEL ONE. BUT WE FIND IT RATHER SHAMEFUL THAT YOU ARE BRINGING THAT LEARNRD PROFESSION INTO ODIUM BY THE OUTRIGHT LACK OF VERACITY IN YOUR CLAIMS.DO NOT ALSO FORGET THAT THE UNDER-HAND PRACTICES YOU HAVE EMPLOYED TO CASTIGATE THE NDE D-G IS UNDER SCRUTINY AND WILL SOON BLOW UP IN YOUR FACES.
NO RIGHT THINKING NIGERIAN WOULD SUPPORT CORRUPTION BUT THEN ANY ATTEMPT TO BRING INTO DISREPUTE, THE CHARACTER AND SERVICE OF WELL MEANING NIGERIANS SUCH AS THE D-G NDE AND HIS MANAGEMENT TEAM IS TO SAY THE LEAST, UNACCPTABLE. WE ARE TESTIMONIES OF THE EFFICACY OF NDE PROGRAMMES AND SCHEMES. WE ARE SURE THAT IF NDE HAS AS MUCH AS N655 MILLION NAIRA LIKE YOU CLAIM, MANY MORE YOUNG AND UNEMPLOYED NIGERIANS WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE US.
Victory and Rose Associates are bunch of notorious petition writers who will stop at nothing to achieving their egotistical goal. These disgruntled elements should stop this dirty game of distorting public opinion about a performing parastatal. You claims lacks credibility and as such should be disregarded. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED has done and is doing credibly well; he has taken the NDE out of oblivion to an enviable height where other agencies are now willing and proud to associate with. If you have personal scores to settle why not make an approach.
Thank GEJ for FOI.GEJ should probe mallam Abubakar.God will protect the lawyers.
you are the most unlearned lawyers i have ever met. your accusations are higherly unfounded as they are baseless. all these are from unhappy bunch of people who feel the are the rightful owners of the DG’s position. All you are after is to destroy the image and character of a hard working man. How much were you promised if you succceed? i know it is difficult to find jobs as lawyers but do you need to kill to get one. God will JUDGE YOU accordingly.THOU SHALL NOT KILL. You that is accusing, are you clean? Check your facts properly before you speak. 655 million!!!! Na wa Ooooo. NDE budget RELEASED no even reach that, and even if it did, could it have been used for only one project?.Check well Oooooo. KA CHUKWU NNA MEZIE OKWU.
This is a cronic, highest level of corruption in the land,GEJ beware of godfatherism that is going on, pls, this case should not be swept under the carpet,we are watching with our eagle eyes.