Lalong: The Untold Story of How N4.5b was used for Chattered flight, N11.9bn Purchase of Vehicles, Engagement of Consultants and Others on the Plateau

By Musa Makama

The Plateau sad story of infrastructural deficit and the frivolous absence of the governor in the state, would have mean the most exotic convey procured by the governor are being put to good use, with the fact that the governor most frequently in Abuja, Lagos or other neighbouring states and hardly does he stay for a week in the state to perform the statutory function of governance. The ugly truth is that most of these trips if not all are embark on in a chartered flight which gulp a whooping sum of N4,510,495,218.00; procurement of the exotic convey swallowed the sum of N3,936,227,998.30 while engagement of consultants and other contracts settle down with the sum of N8,046,218,450.33.
The Detail investigation revealed that the Jan - Dec 2018 a whooping sum of N1,649,623,919.00 was expended on local travels and Transport of the governor; likewise Jan - Dec 2017, the sum of N1,262,491,697.00 was equally expended on local travels and transport; in the same manner, Jan - Dec 2016 local travels and transport gulp the sum of N924,095,102.00 and between June - Dec 2015, the tax payers sum of N674,284,500.00 was trash in local travel and transport; the governor usually chartered Hawker HS 800/ 800xp from an Air flight operator in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that the Lalong administration had upon the assumption of office procure a total of 245 vehicles and 6 motorcycles which guzzle the sum of N3,936,227,998.30 while the engagement of consultants and others sink the sum of N8,046,218,450.33 even with the infrastructural deficit in the state consultants are being hired and paid exorbitant amount to further dilapidate the moribund industry like the Jos International Breweries, Jos Main Market and the likes.
The Detail investigation further revealed that the supply of 68No. Vehicles was awarded to Kefiano Global Concept at the Cost of N1,210,199,700.00; supply of 40No. Vehicles was equally awarded to Kefiano Global Concept at the cost of N559,496,490.00; supply of 2No. Patchiking PK40HSD, was awarded to Kefiano Global Concept, at the contract sum of N176,284,252.30; the supply of 69No. Vehicles, as awarded to Chacom Nig. Ltd, at the cost N1,143,962,056.00; supply of 6No. BMW Motorcycles, also was awarded to Chacom Nig. Ltd , at N74,340,000.00.
Other supply of vehicles include: the supply of 9No. Vehicles, awarded to Hausulam Int. Concept, at the cost of N127,464,000.00; supply of 3No. Vehicles, was awarded to Jim Kay Services Int. Nig Ltd, at the cost of N35,400,000.00; supply of 23No. Vehicles, was awarded to Bonluckbus Nig. Ltd, at the cost of N321,762,000.00; supply of 7No. Hillux & 1No. 14 Seater Bus, was further awarded to Hausulam Int. Concept Nig. Ltd, at the contract sum of N21,784,500.00; supply of 19No. Vehicles, was awarded to M.C. Hooms Nig. Ltd, at the cost of N257,535,000.00; the installation of GPS Tracking Devices in 100 Vehicles, was awarded to Organised Global Ltd, at the cost of N8,000,000.00.
Other contracts awarded by the Rescue administration which swallow a whooping sum of N8,046,218,450.33 include: procurement of ICT Equipment to State Tender Board (STB) Secretariat cost N3,842,475.00; purchase of Working Tools for DOPA Office at N2,100,000.00; purchase of Alum for Water Board, awarded to Drury Industry Ltd, at N1,199,940,000.00; Creation of Farmers Database, at N121,340,000.00; engagement of Consultant for Financial Statement, awarded to Ekoja B. Ekoja at N20,000,000.00; engagement of Consultant for Pension Scheme, awarded to Rimafin Consulting at N225,263,649.33; engagement of Consultant for JIB Plant Audit , awarded to Lemaco Engineering Ltd at N26,250,000.00; engagement of Consultant for Jos Main Market awarded to Roughton International at N252,451,976.00; engagement of Consultant for IPSAS Project awarded to Tapnek Global Ltd at N13,996,500.00.
Other consultants engaged are: engagement of Consultant to Investigate Jang Project awarded to KPMG Advisory Services at N141,850,000.00; disengagement of Consultant for Revenue Board, Banksforte Global Ltd at N133,500,000.00; Provision of Software for Revenue Board awarded to Perpetual License, at N122,216,250.00; purchase of fertilizer 2015 Farming Season, awarded to Popular Foods Ltd at N1,312,500,000.00; purchase of fertilizer 2015 Farming Season awarded to MBS Merchant Ltd, at N1,125,000,000.00; purchase of Fertilizer 2016 Farming Season awarded to MBS Merchant Ltd, at N1,470,000,000.00; purchase of Fertilizer 2016 Farming Season awarded to Nunas Nig. Ltd, at N1,376,667,600.00; purchase of Fertilizer 2016 Farming Season awarded to Shangkat Teejee Nig. Ltd, at N420,000,000.00; production of 2017 Calendar awarded to Doorway Global Resources at N20,100,000.00; production of Souvenir bags awarded to Easy Lithographic at N4,200,000.00; production of Self Adhesive Stamp for Judges awarded to Strataflex Nig. Ltd at N55,000,000.00.

*Concerned Plateau Youths*

K

Lalong out!

Na plateau people knw wetin wazzup; e no konsign me.

Whoever wrote this must be an insider as he got all these contract details spot on.

Kefiano is a key front for Governor Lalong. And while the first one year the Governor was always seen using Arik Airline commercial flights, he eventually changed to chartered flights even for the short distance trips.

LALONG IS A SCAMMER, A BIG FRAUD WHO WILL BE VOTED OUT ON THE 9TH. HE LACKS THE CAPACITY TO LEAD A TOWN UNION

Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress has won the Plateau State governorship election, following the supplementary poll held on Saturday.

Lalong was declared the winner by the Returning Officer in the state, Prof Richard Kimbir, after scoring 595,582 votes to defeat 23 other candidates, including the Peoples Democratic Party standard-bearer, Jeremiah Useni, who garnered 546,813.

Kimbir stated that a total of 1,159,954 valid votes were recorded while 16,188 were rejected, saying 1,176,142 was the total number of votes cast.

The results for the nine LGAs that took part in the supplementary poll, including Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Kanam, Langtang South, Mangu, Pankshin and Shendam, showed that Lalong scored 12,327 new votes, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jeremiah Useni, earned 8,487. There was no cancellation of results recorded.

Source: https://punchng.com/breaking-inec-declares-apcs-lalong-winner-of-plateau-governorship-election

lalong won.