The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed an eight-count charge against the former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige.
The charge reports revealed that the former Anambra State
governor will be arraigned on Friday at the FCT High Court in Gwarimpa, Abuja.
According to the charge dated 31 October and filed by Senior
Advocate of Nigeria Sylvanus Tahir and five other lawyers on behalf of the
EFCC, the anti-graft agency alleged that Ngige used his position as a former
minister to confer undue advantage by awarding different contracts to his
associates and to companies believed to be owned by him.
In Count 1, the former minister, between September 2015 and
May 2023, while being the supervising Minister of the Nigeria Social Insurance
Trust Fund (NSITF), used his position to confer an unfair advantage upon Cezimo
Nigeria Limited, a company whose MD/CEO and alter ego, Ezebinwa Amarachukwu
Charles, is believed to be his associate.
He allegedly awarded seven different contracts for
consultancy, training, and supply by the NSITF to the said company to the tune
of N366,470,920.68, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable
under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
Other companies mentioned in the charge are Zitacom Nigeria
Limited, a company whose MD/CEO and alter ego, Ezebinwa Amarachukwu Charles,
was awarded eight different contracts for supply, training, and consultancy
with the NSITF to the tune of N583,682,686.00; and Jeff & Xris Limited, a
company whose MD/CEO and alter ego, Nwosu Jideofor Chukwunwike, also got eight
different contracts to the tune of N362,043,163.16.
Others are Olde English Consolidated Limited, a company
whose MD/CEO, Uzoma Igbonwa, got the award of four different contracts for
consultancy, training, and construction by the NSITF to the tune of
N668,138,141.00; and Shale Atlantic Intercontinental Services Limited, a
company whose MD/CEO and alter ego, Uzoma Igbonwa, got the award of four
different contracts to the tune of N161,604,625.00.
Recall that Ngige was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday night
and has since been in the custody of the EFCC.
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