Alleging Corruption, Umar Wants Suspension Of Paris- London Club Refund To States
President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption]
The dust is yet to settle anytime soon on the Paris-London Club Refund to state governments as former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar rtd, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to halt further refunds to the states.
Already, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating allegations of wrongdoing involving some governors in the first tranche of refund
The Federal Government had earlier released N522.74 billion of the Paris Club loan refund to 36 states, but failed to release details of the disbursements.
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President Muhammadu Buhari had advised the money be used in settling arrears of workers’ salaries, retirees’ pension and gratuities, which most of the states failed to do.
Umar in a statement on Monday said: “It is now revealed that some state governors contracted consultants with fees ranging from 10 to 30 per cent to secure refund from the Federal Government of Nigeria FGN.
“With this shocking revelation, President Muhammadu Buhari should suspend his order to the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for the release of the second tranche of the refund.
“It is also evident now that most of the earlier released funds were deployed for other purposes than payment of salaries and pension arrears as directed by Mr President. This impunity has got to stop.”
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