Investigations revealed that the N20 million subvention made
available by the state government for the smooth running of the organization
was allegedly diverted by the state coordinator and her cronies.
Our checks disclosed that Corp members’ allowances for Batches A
and B who have successfully completed the one year mandatory National Youth
Service Course without payment estimated to the tune of N20 million was allegedly
distributed by Mrs. Olive among her cohorts.
It was gathered that the beneficiaries of the booty bought
expensive Jeeps.
Also, the Delta State NYSC Coordinator has been alleged to have
swindled N40 million released by the federal government, another subvention and
was allegedly paid into Olive’s brother’s account, a Catholic Priest in
Akwa-Ibom State.
It was learnt that the Church then diverted the said money into
the Church account when Mrs. Olive’s brother died, making it impossible for her
to claim ownership of the diverted loot.
Our sources who spoke in confidence said Mrs. Olive is currently
dying in silence and regretting her action over the payment of the N40 million
she made into her late brother’s account.
Those allegedly been used by Mrs. Olive to perpetrate the
fraudulent activities include: Mr. Okpemi Emmanuel in Mobilization and Posting
Department, Esther Arurusele in charge of Oshimili South Local Government
Council, Mrs. Ndidi Nwoke, a level 10 officer in charge of Food Store.
Others are: Mrs. Chukwusa, a level 13 officer in charge of
Kitchen, Mr. Okonji, a level 15 officer, Mr. Timi Jones, a level 9 officer,
Blessing Oboma, a level 7 officer, former accountant, Mrs. Agboola and Ifeoma,
a level 12 officer, all in the account section of the agency.
It was reliably learnt that the reason (s) the state Coordinator
is in serious business of diverting funds meant for the NYSC was due to her
retirement from service August this year (2016).
According to sources, some of the workers who are not comfortable
with the looting of the NYSC treasury by Mrs. Olive have started preparing
petitions to be forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other related Offences
(ICPC), the Department of Security Service (DSS), Inspector General of Police
(IGP), the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu
Buhari and the state governor Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa for investigation of
Mrs. Olive and her associates in crime.
Meanwhile, officials of the Corp have been allegedly accused of
illegal extortion of money from Corp members before been posted to their Place
of Primary Assignment (PPA).
It was alleged that before any Corp member was posted to his/her
PPA, the sum of N10, 000 would be extorted from each of them.
It was also learnt that the inability of the Corp member to make
provision of the N10, 000, some of them were posted to remote areas.
Sources further revealed that most of the officials of NYSC
lured some of the female Corp members into having sex with them before been
posted to the areas of their choice.
Impeccable sources said following the diversion of funds by the
state coordinator and her accomplice in crime, Corp members doing their
orientation in the state are presently faced with the challenge of malnutrition
and irregular power supply in the camp ground.
As a result of the ugly development in the NYSC camp ground
located at Issele-Uku, youth Corp members are confronted with difficult
situation, leading to miserable life styles.
Reacting to the allegations, the NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Olive
said it was untrue, “but if any official of the NYSC is collecting N10, 000
from the Corp members, that may be from those who want to be posted to a
particular area of their choice.
She added that she has earlier warned Corp members not to
influence any officer of the NYSC with money.
On the subventions, she maintained that no money was released to
her, saying that she had made various applications to the government for the
release of funds to no avail.
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