AFRICMIL commends ICPC on NBET probe report

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for investigating and issuing a report on the petition alleging corrupt practices and abuse of office against Marilyn Amobi, MD/CEO of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) Plc.

The report sent to the commission by Sambo Abdullahi, a whistleblower and staff of NBET, indicted Mrs Amobi for violation of procurement laws. The commission said she would soon be prosecuted.

Commending the ICPC move Thursday in a statement in Abuja, AFRCMIL Coordinator Chido Onumah said: “While we thank ICPC for the sense of duty to investigate and release the report when it was almost looking as if some powerful persons in government would not want the rot in NBET under Dr Amobi exposed, we also observe with every sense of responsibility that the report was not far-reaching enough.”

He said the report was “shockingly silent” on its findings on the allegation of monthly over-payment of about N2 billion to Olorusogo and Omotoso power plants by the management of NBET, a development he described as a key part of the corruption in the power sector, and the foremost allegation in the petition.

The statement further said: “AFRICMIL is very disturbed that the ICPC report was shockingly silent on the huge payment of over N2billion to Olorusogo and Omotoso power plants when, in the face of credible evidence, they do not have Gas Purchase Agreement (GPA) and Gas Supply Agreement (GSA).

“In view of this obvious fact, we urge ICPC to revise the report by including its findings on this payment because it forms a significant portion of the massive fraud in the power sector.”

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