Nigeria President Muhammadu
Buhari has given order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to
begin full investigation into the allegedly misappropriated Global Fund grants
for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria which Nigeria received from 2010-2014.
The President has also
directed the Secretary to the Government of Federation to review the Office of
Inspector General, OIG, audit report that indicted three Federal agencies of
misappropriation of funds released to them.
The agencies indicted are
two Global Fund Principal Recipients -the National Agency for the Control of
AIDS, NACA and the National Malaria Elimination Programme, NMEP, and a
Sub-Recipient – the Department of Planning Research, Federal Ministry of
Health, DPR-FMOH.
A statement from the office
of the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, said the directive is in line with
the promise and no-nonsense posture of the President to fight corruption to a
standstill in the country.
The statement, signed by
the Director Media & Public Relations, Mrs. Boade Akinola, said, following
the directive, the SGF has set-up two high-powered investigative panels to
review all affected programmes and the financial transactions connected to the
appropriation of the funds.
The first panel headed by
the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, is to conduct in-depth review
of all programmes while the second panel, chaired by Auditor General of the
Federation, Mr Samuel Ukura, is reviewing all financial transactions during the
period in question.
The two committees are
expected to submit their reports within four weeks.
“Mr President has assured
members of the international community that all funds received by Nigeria will
be well utilised and accounted for under his watch to avoid a repeat of this
national embarrassment.
“He also promised that all
indicted will be given fair hearing and those indicted will be sanctioned to
serve as deterrent to others,” the statement said.
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