The former Chairman of
Nigeria Security Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, has insisted
that she has nothing to do with the finance committee of the campaign
organization of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
This was contained in a
statement issued by her media aide, Stanley Imoko, saying contrary to reports
that she was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
over alleged N69billion fraud, she actually submitted herself before the
Commission to clear the wrong allegations against her.
Olejeme said the
allegations that led to her arrest was purely about her role as part time
Chairman of NSTIF and has nothing to do with Jonathan’s campaign organisation
as alleged.
“Our attention has been
drawn to erroneous media reports about the circumstance surrounding the issues
Dr. Ngozi Olejeme is currently having with the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC),” the statement read.
“While we recognise the
constitutional right of the media to inform the public, we are inclined to set
the records straight by stating what has transpired so far between Dr. Ngozi
Olejeme and the EFCC.
“Dr. Olejeme who was
declared wanted three months ago by EFCC for alleged diversion of several
billions of Naira in NSITF where she was a part time chairman during the last
administration turned herself in voluntarily to EFCC on Monday, the 18th of
December, 2017 in order to clear her name which the alleged story of diversion
tried to smear.
“Dr. Olejeme was appointed
a part time chairman of the agency when the agency was moribund and comatose
having been divested of its core responsibility of managing pension funds of
Nigerian workers by the New Reform Pension Act of 2004 .
“Dr. Olejeme’s dexterity
saw the enactment of a new law by the National Assembly that gave some
responsibilities (like social scheme compensation for employees who suffer
injury or death in the course of their duties) to the agency and which
resurrected the agency back to life.
“The agency that had only
two functional offices when she was appointed witnessed a tremendous growth
both in offices across the length and breadth of Nigeria and personnel from 80
employees to about 7,000 by the time she exited from the board.”
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