Senate indicts Ministry of Niger Delta officials for selling six vehicles for N2m

The Senate has indicted officials of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, for illegally disposing of six vehicles worth N90 million at a ridiculous sum of N2 million, less than one year after purchase.
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, made the indictment after its investigation, based on the 2015 report of the Auditor General of the Federation, demanding that the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry should be sanctioned for fraudulently disposing the vehicles.
The vehicles were purchased from JBS motors on June 23 and August 18, 2014.
The Senate Committee said in the report submitted for consideration: “The Ministry disposed a total of 22 vehicles to various beneficiaries in May, 2015 and realized a total sum of N5.2 million. Out of the 22 vehicles, six were purchased on 23rd of June and 18th August 2014 from JBS Motors and Co, Abuja at a total cost of N105 million and duly paid for.

“Less than one year after acquisition, six vehicles costing N90 million were sold at a ridiculous sum of N2.1 million,” the committee said.
However, the ministry claimed that the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing was invited to evaluate the vehicles before they were sold. (New Telegraph)