The Accountant-Basic of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has denied a report that her workplace honoured the request to pay N585 million into a non-public account as directed by the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu.
Edu, in a doc that has gone viral on many social media platforms, personally signed the letter and addressed it to the Workplace of the Accountant-Basic of the Federation, authorising the disbursement of the funds to at least one Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola.
The minister added that the fee was meant for weak teams in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun and Lagos States,
The media assistant to the minister, Rasheed Zubair, in a press release, mentioned that it was authorized inside the civil service for such funds to be made into personal accounts of employees, particularly undertaking accountants.
“Oniyelu Bridget is the Venture Accountant for GVG from the Division of Finance, and it’s authorized in civil service for a employees, the undertaking accountant, to be paid and use the identical funds legally and retire the identical with all receipts and proof after the undertaking or programme is accomplished,” Zubair had mentioned.
The AGF, nevertheless, mentioned the OAGF doesn’t make funds on behalf of MDAs.
Madein acknowledged that her workplace acquired the minister’s request as contained in a letter referenced FMHAPA/HQ/S.208, and dated December 20, 2023, however didn’t honour the request.
The AGF’s assertion was contained in a doc signed by the Director of Press, Mr. Jacob Mokwa, in Abuja, on Saturday.
The assertion learn, “In a press release in Abuja, the AGF defined that though her workplace acquired the mentioned request from the ministry, it didn’t perform the fee. The ministry was, nevertheless, suggested on the suitable steps to soak up making such funds in keeping with the established fee process.
“The AGF famous that in such conditions, funds are normally processed by the affected ministries as self-accounting entities and no bulk fee is meant to be made to a person’s account within the identify of the Venture Accountant.
“She added that such fee ought to be despatched to the beneficiaries via their verified financial institution accounts.
“Dr. Madein reiterated her dedication to uphold the ideas of accountability and transparency within the administration of public funds. She suggested MDAs to at all times be sure that the requisite steps are taken in finishing up monetary transactions.: