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<\/p>\nNAN reports that this followed the adoption of a report of the House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness at plenary.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ali Isa, explained that based on the investigation conducted, it had been established that the Federal Government lost over N33 billion as a result of mismanagement by Maihaja.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is as a result of mismanagement or outright embezzlement of funds occasioned by actions or inactions of the Managing Director of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Maihaja,\u2019\u2019 Isa said.<\/p>\n
He also expressed reservation over the handling of the 6,779 metric tonnes of rice donated for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in the Northeast by the Chinese Government.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the issue of donation of 6,779 metric tonnes of rice by the Chinese Government for IDPs in the Northeast, the House condemned the negligence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also condemned the inefficiency of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning and NEMA for the long delay in the collection of the donated rice from the port terminal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Committee therefore called on anti graft agencies to investigate and prosecute all those involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ICPC, EFCC and Police should ensure recovery of the payment of about N800 million demurrage from the concerned officers of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and NEMA.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey should further investigate the conflicting testimonies of the above agencies to determine whether there were multiple payments for the demurrage,\u201d Isa said.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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