Financial and Crimes Commission, EFCC, has
ordered erstwhile national commissioners of
the National Assembly Service Commission,
NASC, to return all official vehicles still in their
possession or face the wrath of the law.
This may not be unconnected with
controversy over the manner presiding
officers of the then federal parliament ordered
the former commissioners to quit office and
leave with their exotic 508 Peugeot official
cars as parting gift.
Omolori, it was learnt, submitted himself
before the EFCC after his retirement and
made a confessional statement that led to
the recall of the former NASC secretary.
Findings obtained from documents cited at
the NASC secretariat, Abuja, revealed that
Omolori conveyed the approval of the
Presiding Officers of the then Senate and
House of Representatives for the
commissioners to leave with the said vehicles
as requested by them.
The letter by the former Clerk of National
Assembly, Sani Omolori dated July 28 2019,
referenced, “NASS/ CNA/160/Vol13/582,” and
titled “Re: Request For Your Clarification Of
The Pool Vehicles Of The Outgoing Members
Of National Assembly Service Commission to
the Secretary of NASC by the Clerk of
National Assembly, Sani Omolori (As he then
was) read, ” I wish to convey to you the no
objection of the Presiding Officers to allow
the present National Assembly Service
Commissioners/ Secretary go away with their
last official vehicles – Peugeot 508. The
Procurement Directorate is also being advised
to conclude the auctioning of the Hilux to the
Commissioners to enable them pay the
auction price and possess the vehicles
accordingly..”
Meanwhile, the EFCC in a letter signed by
Ahmad Sa’ad Abubakar, Abuja zonal head for
the acting executive chairman dated August
20, 2020 addressed to the acting secretary of
NASC, noted: “We refer to the case of alleged
conspiracy and criminal conversion of public
property involving the erstwhile chairman and
commissioners of your commission.
“In view of the above, you are kindly
requested to inform the under listed former
commissioners to return the official vehicles
– 508 cars attached to them on or before
September 3, 2020, and to those who have
already disposed of their cars, your office
should value it on its appropriate government
value price for repayment to the government
pending the conclusion of the investigation
into the matter”, the EFCC letter ordered.
The letter listed the concerned individuals as
Alhaji Adamu Fika, chairman, Alhaji Aliyu
Abubakar, Alhaji Abubakar Garba Rufai, Alhaji
Abdulkadir Abugi, Elder Stephen Yepwi, and
Mrs. Riskat Oyebimbe Alabi,
Others include Barrister Oluwafunmilola
Lamuye, Hon. Godfrey Dikeocha, Hon. Abe
Chukwu, Senator Dahiru Gassol, Mallam Idi
Adamu Ningi and Dr. Paul Oweh.
The EFCC letter further said the request “is
made pursuant to section 38 (1) of the EFCC
(Establishment) Act, 2004 and section 21 of
the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011
as amended.”
As at the time of filing this report, all efforts
geared at getting the reaction of the NASC
secretary and the concerned commissioners
were unsuccessful.
However, NASC new chairman, it was
gathered, has forwarded EFCC letter ordering
the return of the vehicles to the erstwhile
commissioners listed.
BELOW ARE EFCC & NASC DOCUMENTS
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