{"id":111112,"date":"2024-03-25T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=111112"},"modified":"2024-03-25T20:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:03:03","slug":"national-steel-council-boss-musafari-faces-n1bn-fraud-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/national-steel-council-boss-musafari-faces-n1bn-fraud-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"National Steel Council boss, Musafari, faces N1bn fraud allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1794520156924804183\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Steel Council (NSC) in Abuja has informed Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, of an alleged N1 billion fraud that it linked to its Executive Secretary, Ambassador Abdulqadir Musafari.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe council, in a March 15, 2024 letter, told the minister that Musafari had allegedly \u201cfailed, refused and\/or neglected to avail the Council of any information concerning his activities on behalf of the council, if duly authorized.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIt advised that the Executive Secretary should be suspended from office pending the conclusion of the investigation of the allegations by a disciplinary committee.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe council\u2019s recommendation followed a request by the committee that it set up on February 12, 2024, to investigate Musafari for, among others, financial impropriety and serious misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>According to a document sighted\u00a0 by Pointblanknews.com, the committee\u2019s terms of reference included investigating \u201cseveral wilful and deliberate actions calculated to sabotage the lawful activities of the National Steel Council in the fulfilment of its mandated duties and responsibilities to the Nigerian people under the National Steel Council Act.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWilful and deliberate misappropriation of public funds to profit and\/or benefits self and with intent to deceive or defraud the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and its citizens.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cA recurring pattern of executive recklessness (both civil and criminal) and blatant disregard for established laws and council procedures and\/or directives<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cCommunicating formally, conducting formal meetings and\/or making formal outreaches to third parties on behalf of the council without knowledge or approval, and without consequently reporting the outcome of such to the council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cEngaging persons (either directly or on secondment) for employment and\/or to serve (particularly in strictly confidential positions) to act on behalf of the council without notice to, approval by, and\/or subsequent report for the purpose of ratification by the council, in contravention of paragraph 5(2) of the first schedule of the national steel council act.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe disciplinary committee, headed by a retired judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo, submitted its preliminary report to the NSC Board on February 29, 2024.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOther members of the disciplinary committee are Prof. Sylvester Osuji, Hajiya Fatimah Hayatu, DIG David Folawiyo (Rtd) and Barr. Elvis Asoro (Secretary).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nSpecific allegations against Musafari that the committee investigated are: \u201cThe attempted illegal withdrawal of the sum of N726,477,654.21 from the Treasury of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) without the knowledge, consent or approval of the National Steel Council (NSC).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N5,000,000.00 (Five Million) as bank charges\u201d that the National Steel Council said it was unaware of and did not approve.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N6,253,000.00 as Insurance dues\/claims. The Council is unaware of, and did not approve, any such Insurance agreement(s) for which this payment may be considered a responsibility of the Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPayment of N961,000.00 for Publicity of which the Council is unaware of and did not approve or authorize.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpense of N310,060,500 as purchases\/acquisition without the knowledge, authority, and\/or approval of the Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cExpense of N38,418,530.75 as Local Travel and Transport unknown to, unauthorized by, unapproved by, and hidden from the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cAnother expense of N4,709,848.05 for Local Travel and Transport unknown to. unauthorized by, and unapproved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cExpense of N1,000,000.00 (One Million) on telephone calls without the knowledge, authorization, and\/or Council approval.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cExpense of N1,000,000.00 (One Million) on the printing of security documents that are unknown to, unauthorized by, and unapproved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cExpense of N20,125,000.00 budgeted for staff training on persons unknown to, unauthorized by, and unapproved by. the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N24,371,000. as Honorarium and Sitting Allowances which are either unapproved or unreported by the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N9 Million for purchase of photocopy machines unknown to, unauthorized by, and unapproved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N512,000.00 from funds budgeted for the purpose of National Steel Council, for privately accrued electricity charges by Ambassador A. Musafari on a private and\/or personal property, without the knowledge, authorization, and\/or approval of Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N4,435,113.75 for Office Stationery\/Computer Consumables without the knowledge, authorization, and\/or approval by the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N166,000.00 for the purported maintenance of personal\/private motor vehicles that the Council is neither aware of nor owns. This payment is without the Council\u2019s knowledge, authority, and\/or approval.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N120,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand) for the maintenance of personal\/private Office Furniture for which the Council is not aware of ownership. This payment is without the Council\u2019s knowledge, authority, and\/or approval.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N99,000.00 purportedly for the maintenance of Office\/Residential Quarters that do not belong to, are unknown to, and\/or authorized by Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N470,000 for maintenance of Office\/IT Equipment which ownership is unknown to, and\/or does not belong to, the Council. This payment was not known to, authorized by, and\/or approved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N476,000.00 (Four Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand) from public funds for maintenance of private and\/or personal Plants\/Generators. This payment was not known to, authorized by, and\/or approved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N107,000.00 for non-specific maintenance services that are not known to. authorized by, and\/or approved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N1,950,000 for cleaning and fumigation services for private and\/or personal premises. This payment was hidden from, unauthorized by, and\/or unapproved by, the Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cPayment of N4,995,287.50 for Motor Vehicle Fuel Costs for personal vehicles unknown to the Council. This payment was hidden from, unauthorized by. and\/or unapproved by, the Council.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Council\u2019s chairman, Murtala Aliyu, in a letter to the minister, described the suspension as necessary because Musafari had allegedly \u201cfailed, refused and\/or neglected to avail the Council of any information concerning his activities on behalf of the council, if duly authorised.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe letter noted that the Council could not investigate some of the allegations against the ES and advised that they should be reported to law enforcement agencies.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAliyu said: \u201cIt is therefore necessary to forward the infractions which the disciplinary committee cannot investigate under the law beyond the documents presented, to the appropriate government agency e.g. the ICPC (Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission) or the Police to act.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThe infractions against the Executive Secretary are too weighty being criminal in nature and therefore tainted with the commission of crimes which are also in violation of the Federal Government Financial Regulations Rules. These allegations should be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency with investigative powers forthwith.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe added, \u201cWith due respect and without prejudice to the powers of the Honourable Minister for Steel and the committee set up by him, we are of the opinion that these infractions have to be investigated as agreed by the Disciplinary Committee set up under the NSC Act.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cIn view of these infractions which are to be investigated, there is the need to suspend the Executive Secretary as stipulated in the Act by the Appointing Authority, which must be informed of these infractions and the steps which the Council is taking in this matter.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nWhen SaharaReporters contacted Abdulkadir Musafari for a reaction, he declined to comment on the matter.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe simply told our reporter that \u201cif you want to talk about the National Steel Council, please direct it to the Ministry of Steel Development\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nWhen asked what he meant, he said, \u201cIf you want to talk about steel council you should talk to the minister, please.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Steel Council (NSC) in Abuja has informed Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, of an alleged N1 billion fraud that it linked to its Executive Secretary, Ambassador&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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