From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Presidential committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has recovered over N7 billion so far from the indicted companies and individuals, the Presidency.
It also disclosed that more than 300 companies and prominent citizens including serving and retired officers of the armed forces have been indicted.
Some of the indicted persons include former presidential aide, retired and serving military officers among others.
The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement released late last night said the committee’s report revealed that indicted companies are to refund another N41 billion while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been ordered to further investigate to determine whether another N75 billion should be recovered from some of the companies for unexecuted or partially executed contracts.
One of the indicted companies, Societe D’Equipment International, the committee revealed was overpaid to the tune of €7.9 Million and $7.09 Million.
The statement read: “The committee which is different from the committee that is investigating the Defence Arms and Equipment Procurement, discovered that there was a total disregard of salient
provisions of the Public Procurement Act in the award of contracts by ONSA.
“Several contractors were apparently over paid, while others were given full upfront payments contrary to their contract terms and agreements in force.
“There was also evidence of payments to individuals and companies by ONSA without any contractual agreement or evidence of jobs executed. The committee further discovered that some companies failed to meet up their tax obligations for contracts executed.
“The Committee has made attempts and succeeded in recovering some of the funds from these individuals and organizations amounting to N3,537,549,223.04,$8,000,000.00 and houses worth N512,000,000.00 from 32 companies. “The Committee also established that some individuals and companies received monies without evidence of contractual agreements or jobs done. The amount received by these individuals wasN7,104,925,000.00.
“In a similar vein, the Committee revealed that some companies that failed to execute contracts or did so partially were to make refunds. The total amount to be refunded is N19,896,539,125.20 only, $43,771,433.73) and two houses in Abuja worth N260,000,000.00.
The committee also revealed that 15 companies were awarded contracts that require further investigation to ascertain the status of their contracts. The total value of the contracts awarded in this category was N11,726,571,161.00, $202,136,890.00 and €4,114,752.96”.
The statement listed the companies investigated by the committee include: Abrahams Telecommunication Limited and Value Trust Investment Limited RC 1050628 and RC133792; Bilal Turnkey Contractors Limited RC 616389; Circular Automobile Limited RC 953549; Continental Project Associates Limited C 1201210 and Da’voice Network Solutions Limited RC 658879.
Others are Foretech Investment Limited RC 759046; Forts and Sheild Limited RC 1148793; GDP Associated Limited RC 830715; Hakimco Automobiles – RC 904389; Hamada Properties and Investment Limited RC 635720; International Resources Management Company RC 228657 and Investment Options Limited – RC 133484.
Others are Jakadiya Picture Company Limited RC 270972; JBE Multimedia Investment Limited RC 48875; Kamala Motors Limited RC 84554; Key Information Services Limited RC 297516; Leeman Communications Limited RC 499781; MCAF Associates RC 734745; Moortown Global Investment RC 968416; Syntec Nigeria Limited RC 220165; Trafiga Limited RC 1098961 and Trim Communications Limited RC 261180.
Others are Securicor Emergency and Safety RC 431246; Sologic Integrated Services Limited RC 744982; Wada Autos Limited RC 1082513; Zukhruf Nigeria Limited RC 306244; 2020 Nigeria Limited RC 1090292 and A and B Associates Limited RC 279980. The committee also released names of individuals and companies that received payments without contractual agreements.
The companies are Honourable Bello Matawalle; Brigadier General AS Mormoni-Bashir (the former Principal General Staff Officer at the ONSA and still a serving military officer); Alhaji Umar Sani; Dr Yakubu Sanky; Baba Bala; Ambassador Clement Layiwola Lasseinde (a Director in the ONSA) and An architect from Baitil Atiq Travels and Tours.
Others are Alhaji Shuaibu Salisu (The former Director of Finance and Administration at the ONSA); Col. Bello Fadile (rtd) (Special Adviser to Lt Col
Sambo Dasuki; former NSA); Mr Otunla Jonah Niyi; Otunba Adelakun; Alhaji Bashir Yaguda; Dr Tunji Olagunju and Miss Oluwatoyin Oluwagbayi.
Others Lt Col MS Dasuki (rtd) {The former NSA); Hon. Maipata Mohammed Abubakar; Mohammed Suleiman. From Musaco investment and properties; Ibrahim Abdullahi also from Musaco investment and properties; Alhaji Aliyu Usman and 18 other officers that served in the ONSA.
The report also released names of the companies that outrightly failed to execute contracts or did so partially, and have been asked to refund various sums.
The companies are A and Hatman Limited; Abuja Consulting Limited; Afro-Arab Investment; Agbede A Adeshina and Co; Aleppo Systems Nigeria Limited – RC 947255; Amp Africa Holdings and Solar Services; Apple Drops Nigeria Limited – RC 1102219; Apt Security Limited – RC 165189; Autoforms Integrated Enterprises Limited – RC1234829; Axis Consulting Services Limited – RC 1151145; Belsha Nigeria Limited; Community Defence Law Foundation – RC/IT No 56854; Complus International Service Limited and Cosse Limited – RC 316214.
In the last quarter of 2015, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Dasuki and other influential Nigerians in connection with funds approved for the purchase of arms to,fight insurgency in the North east but diverted for election purposes.
Others are Daar Investment and Holdings Limited; Dalhatu Investment Limited – RC 404535; Destra Investment Limited; Development Strategies International Limited – RC 361191; DFX/White Zebu BDC – RC787658/RC1049919; Duchy Concepts Limited RC392281; Fara Security Limited RC 694607; Fimex Gilt Nigeria Limited RC 143150; First Aralac Global Limited RC939512; Fix-HYL Global Investment RC1129654 and Good year Properties Limited RC1168828.
Others are Image Merchant Promotions Limited RC 416703; Interglobal Limited RC 189188; Jos Peace Dialogue Forum CAC/IT/No75434; Kakatar Limited RC 443321; Leaderette Nigeria/Norden Global
RC 422129/RC1119925; London Advertising Limited UK BASED; Mithra Oil Limited RC 620979; NigerLink BOG (Under Musaco Investment) RC 834592; Iban Global (Under Musaco Investment); Musaco Investment (Bank Charges) and
Mystrose Limited RC 475579.
Others are NAF Holding Company Limited; Peach Tree Communications Limited RC 410115; Perception BDC RC 740741; Pioneer Ventures RC 69776; Proptex Nigerian Limited – RC 116801; Prosedec Interglobal Limited RC 619845; Real Property Investment Limited RC 294761; Sinash Communications Limited RC 333134; Skytick International Limited RC 798693; Soject Nigeria Limited RC 74991; StellaVera Development Company Limited
RC 713258; Teracon AG SWISS BASED; Wehsec Farms Limited RC 713258; African Cable Television Limited RC 1113903 and BCN Nigeria Limited RC 509693.
Others are Brains and Hammers RC 655673; Concept Options Ultimate Limited RC 604167; Elizade Nigeria Limited RC 11544; Emerging Platforms Limited RC 922205; EMI System Nigeria Limited RC 248986; Hadassa Investment and Security RC 709085; Kala Consulting Solutions Limited RC 98562; Pioneer Ventures; Nan Bizcom Nigeria Limited RC 680708; Nerres Limited RC 1138835; Plectrum Consulting Limited RC 937931; Protech Consultant RC 301426 and Summit Publications Limited RC 304671.
Others are Telios Development Limited RC 468351; Urban Abode Nigeria Limited RC 651613; RCN Networks Limited RC 439720; Sail International Limited RC 97863; Suburban Broadway Limited – RC 469689; Geronimo Middle East and Africa; Julius Berger RC 6852; Romgat Morgan Nigeria Limited RC 902020 and Stallion Motors Limited RC 178627.
The companies to be further investigated over contracts awarded are 2020 Nigeria Limited RC 1090292; Acacia Holdings Limited RC 940978; Africair Incorporated US Company; Augusta Westland Limited; Almond Project Limited; Bam Project and Properties; Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited RC 790662; Coral Builders Limited RC 397748; Dan Clington Nigeria Limited RC 940978; Law Partners and Associates BN/UY/004566; Magnificient 5 ventures Limited BN/2299463; MPS Global Services Limited; One plus Holdings Nigeria Limited RC 695999; Quadsix Nigeria Limited RC 1177968 and Reliance Reference Hospitals
Top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including its spokesman, Olisa Metuh, former acting national chairman, Uche Secondus, former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi were arrested in connection with the funds diversion.
Lately, former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, was also arrested and has been remanded in prison pending perfection of his N2 billion bail.
The EFCC also arrested former minister of state for Finance, Bashir Yuguda who was suspected to have benefited from the multi-billion naira arms procurement scam.
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his determination to fight corruption, recover stolen funds and bring all perpetrators of fraud to justice.This recent action shall be seen as the appropriate action that most of Nigerians have been craving for after seven months of voting massively for the President Buhari.
Nigerians surely expect more of this action as a continuous process