We found N183.7bn unaccounted for at NDDC – Auditor-General

The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr. Samuel Ukura, yesterday, sought for the recovery of about N183 billion being funds meant for the development of Niger Delta but which was allegedly diverted for other purposes. 

Ukura stated this when he submitted three special audit reports to the National Assembly, through the Clerk, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa. 

He explained that the amount was discovered in the periodic checks carried out by his office on the activities and programmes of the Niger Delta Development Commission between 2008 and 2012. He said N70.4 billion was paid as mobilisation to various contractors who never reported to site, while N90.4 billion was the extra-budgetary expenditure for Head and Sub-heads without approval by the legal authorities. 

He also said N10 billion was tax deduction without evidence of remittance to the Federal Inland Revenue Service; N5.8 billion was payment to contractors for projects not executed stalled or abandoned, while N1.2 billion was taxes not deducted from contractors. 

No country can succeed alone in the war against terror - Buhari

Press statement from the presidency...

President Buhari has said that Nigeria and neighboring countries must stand together to defeat and degrade Boko Haram terrorists in the sub-region. Speaking late Wednesday at a state dinner at the Unity Palace in Yaounde, during his two-day working visit to Cameroon, President Buhari said countries in the sub-region cannot afford to falter in their resolve to get rid of the evils of terrorists.

``We recognize that none of us can succeed alone. In order to win this war we need the collective efforts of each one of us, standing together as a formidable force for good, to defeat and end these acts of terror against our people,’’ he said. The President told guests at the dinner hosted by President Paul Biya that the security situation in the region presented an opportunity for Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin to work together for their common security, peace and socio-economic development. 　

`` Let me assure all of my relentless pursuit of all possible means to safeguard Nigeria’s territorial integrity, protect the lives and property of our citizens as well as my commitment to continue to collaborate with Cameroon and our neighbors, within the framework of the Lake Chad Basin Commission. ``The Federal government of Nigeria is committed to respecting international norms to resolve this matter and to restore normalcy to all the affected areas as soon as possible,’’ he said.

President Buhari Receives The President of Niger Republic Muhamadou Issoufou For The Lake Chad Basing Commission Meeting.