The Accountant Basic of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein, has denied a report that her workplace has honored the request to deposit N585 million into a non-public account as directed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu.
Edu, in a doc that has gone viral on many social media platforms, personally signed the letter and addressed it to the Workplace of the Accountant Basic of the Federation, authorizing the disbursement of the cash to at least one Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola.
The minister added that the cost was geared toward weak teams in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun and Lagos states.
The minister's media aide, Rasheed Zubair, stated in an announcement that it’s authorized throughout the civil service to make such funds into non-public accounts of workers, particularly mission accountants.
“Oniyelu Bridget is the Mission Accountant for GVG of the Ministry of Finance, and it’s authorized in authorities for a workers, the Mission Accountant, to be paid and use the identical cash legally and retire in the identical method, with all receipts and supporting paperwork after the mission or program has been accomplished,” Zubair had stated.
Nevertheless, the AGF stated the OAGF doesn’t make funds on behalf of MDAs.
Madein acknowledged that her workplace had obtained the Minister's request as contained in a letter referenced FMHAPA/HQ/S.208, dated December 20, 2023, however had not honored the request.
The AGF assertion was contained in a doc signed by the Press Director, Mr. Jacob Mokwa, in Abuja on Saturday.
The assertion learn: “In an announcement in Abuja, the AGF defined that though its workplace obtained the stated request from the ministry, it didn’t make the cost. Nevertheless, the Ministry was suggested on the suitable steps to be taken to make such funds in accordance with the established cost process.
“The AGF famous that in such conditions, funds are often processed by the involved ministries as entities sustaining their very own accounts and no bulk funds must be made into a person's account within the title of the mission accountant.
“She added that such cost must be despatched to the beneficiaries by means of their verified financial institution accounts.
“Dr. Madein reiterated her dedication to uphold the ideas of accountability and transparency in public monetary administration. She suggested MDAs to at all times be certain that needed steps are taken when conducting monetary transactions.:
