NASENI: ENGR. DR. M.S. HARUNA HAS BEEN DISMISSED AS NASENI BOSS

After series of valuable agitations and protests against the unlawful decision of the then Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Engr. Dr. Mohammed Sani Haruna, to remain in office almost a month longer after the expiration of his tenure in office as NASENI boss, the Hon. Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonaya Onu has written to sack the embattled officer, Engr. Haruna from office. In his letter with ref no. FMST/HM/2018/005/VOL.1/76, dated April 26, 2018, the Hon. Minister directed Engr. Aliyu Adnan, the next most senior director in the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), to take charge of the affairs of the Agency in an acting capacity with effect from 26 April, 2018, pending when presidency will approve substantive EVC/CEO for the Agency.

The issues in NASENI, in recent time, took a national dimension when the national body of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutes (ASURI) and NASU, directed their members to picket NASENI Headquarters indefinitely. Dr. M.S. Haruna had disregarded Federal Government circular/directive of 4th December, 2017 which directed heads of parastatals to immediately handover leadership status to the next most senior director at the expiration of their tenures in office. Many Nigerians wondered why Engr. M.S. Haruna had decided to remain in office against all odds.

Following his dismissal from office, the Director of Administration and Human Resources of NASENI, Mr. A.K. Hassan, in his letter with ref. no. NASENI/AD/GA/7/III/188, dated 27th April, 2018, has issued a memo to all HODs (NASENI Hq), Managing Directors of NASENI Institutes, NASENI Corporate Companies and to all NASENI staff, informing them of the change in the leadership status of the Agency and as well as solicit for their support for the Acting EVC/CEO, Engr. Aliyu Adnan.

The news of Haruna’s dismissal as NASENI boss was highly celebrated by majority of the staff of NASENI who had been worried over the way he had mismanaged the money allocated for the development of the Agency. It is said that Haruna had severally misappropriated government funds and have diverted same to private pockets, leaving little to sustain his propaganda. Investigation shows that Engr. M.S. Haruna prefers approving large sums of money for consultancy services because that is the best way by which he could perfectly embezzle government funds without troubles.

There are so many questions to be asked. This is therefore, an open letter to appropriate investigative bodies nationwide (both government and private investigators), to take some trips to NASENI Headquarters, Abuja, to seek answers to misappropriated matters.

Financial records, currently at our disposal, suggest that Engr. M.S. Haruna is not a good Nigerian. The records show that he is not in support of the true development of the nation and that he is incurably corrupt. Presidency is advised to take his matters seriously and to ensure he is not allowed the opportunity to handle public funds, hereafter. Those government officials who have in one way and another identified themselves with Engr. M.S. Haruna are hereby advised to stay away from him except they want to prove to Mr. President and all other Nigerians that, they are birds of a feather with Haruna. If the need arises, we may soon commence investigation into the allegation that, Haruna bribed some government officials at the presidency with hundreds of millions of Naira, to influence His Excellency, President Buhari, in order for him (Engr. M.S. Haruna) to secure a second tenure of five years in office.

We hereby wish to present to the public, these few reports of a man who claim to have been fighting the course of taking NASENI to the highest level. What a shame to his generation!

1. NTB102/HQ/454, dated 21st November, 2017. The sum of 110,000 Euros was paid through a Nigerian account, indirectly, in favour of Mr. Thierry Blanchart, the Chairman, Dynali Helicopter Company, 101, Avenue Thomas Edison, 1402 – Thines Beligique. This was to buy a HELICOPTER which was expected to be supplied under 13 weeks. Till date, no helicopter has arrived NASENI. In another contract, another huge amount was awarded to also procure helicopter accessories. In short, there is so much to know about this contract than what is presented. What an embezzlement strategy!

2. NTB099/HQ/413, dated 7th September, 2017. The sum of N45,245,172.00 was paid in favour of the Managing Director, Dalistech Global Services Ltd, Sentosa Park, B01-373, Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja. This was for providing CONSULTANCY SERVICES on the architectural design and drawing for the construction of 3km road to Aerodynamics laboratory. This amount is just for consultancy. Till date, no report has been seen about this contract. What a NASENI boss!


3. NTB095/HQ/394, dated 8th March, 2017. The sum of N53,450,000.00 was paid in favour of the Managing Director, Hily Lash Nig. Ltd, No. B20, Denyadodo Close, Apo, Abuja. This was for providing CONSULTANCY SERVICES on feasibility report on environmental impact assessment for the construction of high voltage testing laboratory. If this amount is paid for only feasibility study of the construction of a laboratory, how much will it take to do architectural designs and also for building it? What a corrupt minded boss!

4. NTB097/HQ/001, dated 21st April, 2017. The sum of N35,945,576.00 was paid in favour of the Managing Director, Glow Travels and Tours, plot 2356, Sakode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. This was for providing CONSULTANCY SERVICES for capacity building in China for NASS/NASENI. We do not seem to understand this kind of contract. This is simply an attempt to frustrate the true development of the nation. Corruption!

5. NTB096/HQ/399, dated 24th March, 2017. The sum of N19,838,820.00 only was paid in favour of the Managing Director, Zugoe Systems Limited, 36 Zik Avenue, Enugu. This was for the provision of CONSULTANCY SERVICES on the disbursement of overhead allocation in 2016 capital appropriation for AMEDI, an Institute of NASENI. Consultancy service on how to disburse overhead allocation that is not up to 5 million naira? What sense is in this kind of contract? How will Nigeria survive with these kind of people?

6. NTB099/HQ/414, dated 7th September, 2017. The sum of N49,670,352.50k only was paid in favour of the Managing Director, Preoms Global Services Ltd, Suite M44, Commerce Plaza, Durumi District, Abuja. This was for the provision of CONSULTANCY SERVICES on the architectural designs and drawing for the construction of aerodynamics lab building. This is serious!

7. NTB094/HQ/396, dated 1st February, 2017. The sum of N85,665,000.00 only was paid in favour of the Managing Director, China Zhonghao Nigeria Ltd, Plot 7, Inuwa Abdulkadir Road, Kaduna. Award of contract for the procurement of tools for reverse engineering of a solid minerals machine.

Engr. Dr. M.S. Haruna is simply a kind of leader that no Agency in the world should pray to ever have as boss. We hope to continue to bring to public notice, Haruna’s evil and corrupt machinations as the case may be.

Ikechukwu Nonso
Abuja.