seunmsg:


As regards procurement of goods and services, only the ministerial tenders board, parastatals tenders board and the Accounting officers (perm. Secs and DGS) have the powers to approve.

seunmsg:


As regards procurement of goods and services, only the ministerial tenders board, parastatals tenders board and the Accounting officers (perm. Secs and DGS) have the powers to approve.

EbukaFran:


You Igbos are hypocrites

This is N13milliom not $13 Million

N13 million is what some people were stealing per minute under the Otueke Drunkard, yet these useless Igbos are shouting because of a N13 million (LOAN)

useless people

ehie:
The Federal Government pays his per diem and estacode. Why should he travel with delegates in this age of instant communication. Besides how is he paying his loan back. Is it from the budget

Nkemtreasure:
My problem with this loan is this, If the TSA is truly working, where will they get 13mil to finance a trip. It's their money alright but they will not have access to it except tru the Finance minister with approval from the presidency.

Infinitikoncept:
Not interested in all dox bla bla benefits without roots. How do they arrive at 13M for five people? Na one month dem dey plan spend in china or they also want to go to the forbidden city?

seunmsg:


It's so funny you think you know so much but you know so little. You seems to be confusing approval limits given by BPP to ministerial tenders Board as regards procurement and consultancy services with ministers power to approve foreign travelling. And please note, permanent secretaries are the accounting officers in ministries and not ministers.

Back to the main issue, which section of the financial regulations gives an agency like NBC the power to loan out money voted in their budget for a particular purpose?

Oz4realsss:

Corruption defending corruption. What a shame!

aminulive:
Below is a press statement from the Director of Public relations and protocols for the Ministry of Information and Culture, Dama N. explaining the N13 million loan the ministry wanted to get from the NBC.

My attention has been drawn to a letter I endorsed to the Ag. Director General, National Broadcasting Commission requesting for a loan of N13,120,470.00 to cover tickets and travel expenses of a five-member delegation being led by the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture to Beijing, China, which was mischievously leaked to the social media by staff of National Broadcasting Commission.

2.The loan being requested for is for the Ministry to meet up its obligations to enable the Minister and members of his delegation attend an all important Conference on Tourism for Development in China, thatis meant to benefit this country.

3.The loan is not meant for the HonourableMinister alone as personal expenses, but for the expenses of all members of the delegation.

4.The Conference, which is being organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in conjunction with the Government of the People’s Republic of China, under the overall theme “Tourism for Peace and Development,” will feature amongst others discussions on major issues for sustainable development including the contribution of Tourism to poverty reduction and peace.

5.The Conference will also feature discussion on major issues that have direct bearing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), poverty alleviation through Tourism and the linkage between Tourism peace at the National and International levels.

6.China on this occasion as chair of G20 will also host the 7th T20 Ministers meeting under the theme “Sustainable Tourism, An Effective Tool for Inclusive Development.”

7.The Conference is a veritable platform to develop synergy and partnership with players in the global Tourism Industry which will go a long way in boosting our drive to diversify the Nigerian economy.

8.It is also important to note that the Minister and his delegation were to have discussion in China with Set Top Box Manufacturers, who are meant to establish manufacturing factories in Nigeria for these boxes for our digital broadcasting processes, rather than the current situation in which the boxes are being imported. This is meant to conserve our foreign exchange and to also create avenue for job creation for our citizens.

9.From the foregoing, it is clear that the Conference is an all important gathering that will benefit Nigeria, contribute towards diversification of its revenue base and create employment opportunitiesfor Nigerians.

10.Again, it is not unusual for an agency under the Ministry to assist in order to carry out government functions. Moreover, the request was discussed with the Ag. Director General NBC, who agreed to assist with the loan before the letter was written. It is therefore shocking to find out that an internal memorandum from the Ministry could be leaked out to the social media by saboteurs in order to embarrass the government.

11.Please note, multiple letters were not written to government agencies as alleged, we only wrote to NBC after discussing with the Ag. DG. Payments were to be effected if the fund were loaned out based on extant financial regulations. There is nothing wrong with the request of the Ministry to meet up with an important assignment meant to benefit the country.

12. Finally, the loan that was requested for is NOTmeant for Lai Mohammed as being imputed but for the entire five members of the delegation to cover for tickets, travel allowances and other incidentals.

Dama, N.P.D.
Director, Public Relations and Protocol
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
http://dumebiifeanyi.com/lai-mohammed-leaked-letter-nbc-dg-releases-stsement-explaining-loan/

Nkemtreasure:
My problem with this loan is this, If the TSA is truly working, where will they get 13mil to finance a trip. It's their money alright but they will not have access to it except tru the Finance minister with approval from the presidency.

EbukaFran:


You Igbos are hypocrites

This is N13milliom not $13 Million

N13 million is what some people were stealing per minute under the Otueke Drunkard, yet these useless Igbos are shouting because of a N13 million (LOAN)

useless people

bosschinalu:




Can u afford 10% of the 13 mill....Guy use your head oh.... make I no change am for you..

karben:
who the explanation EPP..