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Auditor-General’s Report: HEDA Pins Corruption On Civil Servants In MDAs — Calls For Focus On States, LGAs
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has described the indictment of several Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAS) of financial mismanagement in the 2016 Auditor-General’s Annual Report as depressing and an embarrassment unworthy of public consumption.
HEDA’s Executive Director, Olanrewaju Suraju made this known while reacting to a petition the organization sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking a probe of N92billion allegedly misappropriated by Federal Government MDAs.
Speaking on PUBLIC CONSCIENCE on RADIO, the anti-corruption radio program produced by the Progressive Impact Organization for Community Development, PRIMORG, on Wednesday in Abuja, Suraju decried the role of some civil servants in the worsening corruption in Nigeria’s public sector, stressing that politicians nowadays can barely succeed with corrupt practices without the help of civil servants.
“This Auditor-General’s report is less of politicians but more of civil servants and this is where we have the greatest challenge in terms of dealing with corruption in public offices.
“The civil servants are almost worse than the politicians that we on daily basis criticize and quite a number of the civil servants are even richer than the politicians and it is almost an attestation to the fact that politicians can barely succeed with corrupt practices without the help of civil servants.
“Do an assessment of the lifestyles of quite a number of the civil servants and you would see that the majority are actually living above their legitimate earnings, it is a very huge gap between their legitimate earnings and the level of wealth that you trace with quite a number of the civil servants.”
Suraju also disclosed that HEDA’s aim is to encourage the general public to take interest in the Auditor-General’s Annual report, not just at the federal level but down to the states and local government, adding that HEDA was already looking forward to getting the media, civil society organizations, and citizens involved in beaming the searchlight on audit reports of states and local governments.
On his part, a Tax Consultant, Taslim Anibaba lauded HEDA’s efforts in seeing that MDAs and public servants that misappropriated public funds are penalized while describing the laissez-faire attitude of anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria in the fight against corruption as a tragedy.
Public Conscience is a syndicated weekly anti-corruption radio program used by PRIMORG to draw government and citizens’ attention to corruption and integrity issues in Nigeria.
The program is supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
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NEDC Disowns Circulating MSc Education Support Fund Application
Joel Ajayi
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has warned the public against a fake and unauthorised message circulating on social media about an alleged Education Support Fund for Master’s degree (MSc) students.
The Commission, in a disclaimer signed by its management on Friday, described the purported programme, including its stated requirements and the alleged submission point at the NEDC office in Polo, Maiduguri, as false and unauthorised.
According to the Commission, it is not currently receiving applications for any MSc Education Support Fund as contained in the circulating message.
NEDC therefore urged prospective applicants and other members of the public to disregard the information and avoid submitting personal documents to individuals or locations claiming to be acting on behalf of the Commission.
It specifically cautioned the public against releasing sensitive documents such as National Identification Number (NIN) slips, admission letters, identity cards and indigene certificates in connection with the purported programme.
The Commission further warned the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes and the unauthorised use of NEDC’s name and identity to deceive unsuspecting applicants.
It advised members of the public seeking information on its programmes, interventions and opportunities to rely only on official NEDC communication channels and verified announcements issued by the Commission
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