REVEALED: FULL LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO ‘HIJACKED’ CCECC RAILWAY SCHOLARSHIPS
By: Jumoke Olasoji
Last week, we reported how the
ministers and other top officials allegedly hijacked a scholarship scheme for young Nigerians put in place by Chinese firm, CCECC.
The
top officials who benefited were identified in a document used by the
construction firm, CCECC, to permit selected candidates to participate in the
scholarship interview. Only
the persons whose names were on the document were allowed for the interview at
the firms’ office in Abuja. Each of the names were typed close to the top
officials who nominated.
Several other candidates who
showed up for the interview without being on the ‘special’ list from the
officials were stopped at the gate.
The
Officials
This
newspaper was able to get a peek at the list of the candidates selected for the
interview. The government officials who nominated them were listed beside the
candidates’ names.
Some
of the government officials who made nominations, as seen on the CCECC list,
are:
**Minister
of State for Education (HMS Ed.), Anthony Onwuka;
**Minister
of Youth and Sports Development (HM Y&SD), Solomon Dalung;
**Minister
of State for Power, Works and Housing (HMS PWH), Suleiman Hassan;
**Jigawa
State Governor (Gov. Jigawa), Badaru Abubakar;
**Minister
of Transportation (HMT), Rotimi Amaechi;
**Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development (HM AR&D); Audu Ogbeh;
**Deputy
Chief of Staff at the Presidential Villa (DCOS Villa), Ade Ipaye;
**Minister
of State for Aviation (HMS(Av), Hadi Sirika;
**Minister
of State for Trade and Investment (HMS (T&Inv), Aisha Abubakar;
**Minister
of Niger Delta Affairs (HM NDA), Usani Usani;
**Minister
of Communication Technology (HM CT), Adebayo Shittu; and
**Minister
of Budget and National Planning (HM B&NP), Udo Udoma.
When
contacted on why their principals made such nominations for scholarships meant
for all Nigerians, many of the spokespersons denied knowledge of the
nominations while others referred questions to the transport ministry which
asked for the nominations.
The
spokesperson to Mr Ogbeh, Olukayode Oyeleye, and that of works and housing
ministry, Eno Olotu, said they were not aware of the scholarships or the
nominations by their principals.
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