Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka is in hot soup as the EFCC grilled him over an alleged N3.9billion fraud recently.
Osita Chidoka
The money was approved for procurement
and installation of sensitive security cameras/infrastructure in five
International Airports.
The EFCC had quizzed the Managing
Director of Bri and Bru Limited, the managers of the five international
airports, the managing director of the Federal Airports Authority
Nigeria (FAAN) and some officials of the ministry of aviation.
Insiders said: “The former minister is
being quizzed in a case of alleged conspiracy and diversion of public
fund in the N3.9billion contract for the procurement and Installation of
sensitive security cameras/ infrastructure at the five International
Airports, awarded to a company named Bri and Bru Limited.
“Part of the said contract sum was
allegedly fraudulently diverted to the use of the company and its
cronies rather than the execution of the project under the watch of
Chidoka as minister.
“In the course of investigation, it was
discovered that upon awarding the contract, payments were to be made
according to stages of job done and the first payment of 15 per cent was
done via the company’s Heritage Bank Account and also another payment
of 60 per cent was done which brought the total payment received by Bri
and Bru for the execution of the project to 75 per cent or
N2,865,961,323,19.
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