The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave its committees on
Anti-Corruption, Environment and Habitat six weeks to investigate former
President Gooodluck Jonathan’s “Clean Stove For Rural Women scheme”
contract of about N9.287 bn.
The resolution followed a motion by
Rep. Abiodun Faleke (APC-Lagos), which was unanimously adopted by
members through a voice vote.
Faleke noted that the Federal
Executive Council had approved a contract for the supply of 20 million
units of clean stove and wonder bags under the clean stove scheme for
rural women.
He added that the contract was at a unit cost of N464.00, amounting to about N9.287bn.
The
lawmaker said that following the approval of FEC, the Federal Ministry
of Finance released the sum of N5bn to the Federal Ministry of
Environment for the execution of the project.
He further
disclosed that Integra Energy Renewable Services Limited was awarded the
contract for the supply of the 20 million units.
Faleke also
said that the company was paid the sum of N1.3bn out of the N5bn
released by the Ministry of Environment as mobilisation fee without due
process.
The lawmaker expressed concern that less than 750,000
units were said to have been assembled and delivered at the velodrome of
the National Stadium, Abuja, which was commissioned by former Vice
President, Namadi Sambo.
He noted that there was no beneficiary
present at the commissioning nor was anyone later given the stove to
achieve its intended purpose.
The mandate of the committee
saddled with the investigation will be to find out details of the
contract, number of units supplied, their mode of distribution and names
of beneficiaries on a State by State basis.
The committees would
also determine the status of the balance of N952m with the contractor,
since 750,000 units of the clean stoves were supplied at a unit cost of
N464 at the value of N348m out of the N1.3bn paid out.
The status
of the balance of N3.7bn which was outstanding from the initial payment
to the Federal Ministry of Environment will also be confirmed by the
committee.
The committees would also determine whether or not the
clean stoves and wonder bags project had assisted in eradicating
desertification in Nigeria for future consideration.
Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44
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