The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into alleged diversions of donor funds by some Non-Governmental Organisations operating in the country.
Speaking at an investigative hearing on Wednesday, the chairman of the House Committee on Civil Society and Development Partners, Kabiru Idris, said the probe is to determine the veracity of the allegations
The Transparent Extractive Sector Operators Initiative (TESOI) had in a petition to the House accused the promoters of Insignia Development and Consultancy Services Limited, Youth Participation Against Corruption and Youth Alive Foundation of breaching professional ethics.
But the hearing was stalled following the absence of the petitioner
The group in a petition signed by its Public Sector, Team lead, Salisu Yusuf, accused the promoters of the three NGOs of allegedly diverting grants to the organizations to other entities.
According to the group, “based on our investigation, we noted that the promoters present the entities as Non-governmental and Not for Profit associations, based on which they apply for grants from international organizations and other local funding organisations, including the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).
” Based on applications for such grants and provision of funding from such founding organisations, the promoters of the entities…move the fund in tranches into accounts in the other entities, which these promoters are co-signatories in and have direct access to the funds. These funds are used for personal other ancillary but official purposes.”
At the hearing Rep. Mauriana Ajibola (PDP Oyo) has moved a motion asking the Committee to adjourn the hearing pending when the petitioner appears before the House for fair hearing
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