Chairman of The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye had on Monday, said the Commission discovered N2.67 billion of funds meant for feeding in some schools, stashed away in some private bank accounts.

Asked to react to the statements, The Education Minister, Office of the Vice-President , & Humanitarian Affairs Minister had distanced their Ministries/Office from the allegations.

However, the ICPC has offered clarifications;

ICPC Clarifies Chairman's Speech on N2.7Billion School Feeding Diverted

The attention of ICPC has been drawn to some reports making the rounds on a segment of the speech delivered by the ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, yesterday, Monday, 28th September 2020 at its 2nd National Submit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector. The said reports erroneously implied that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs diverted monies meant for Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.

In the speech, Prof. Owasanoye stated inter alia, ‘’... we discovered payments to some federal colleges (secondary schools) for school feeding in the sum of N2.67b during the lockdown when the children were not in school, and some of the money ended up in personal accounts.

We have commenced investigations into these findings’’.

The Commission wishes to clarify that the “school feeding” referred to by the Chairman of ICPC was the feeding of boarding students in Federal Government Colleges, who were all at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.

This is NOT the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme being managed by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.

The Commission had discovered through its review of publications on the Open Treasury Portal that statutory monthly allocations meant for the feeding of secondary school students of SOME Federal Government Colleges were diverted into personal accounts.

This statement is issued for the purpose of clarifying the statement of the Hon. Chairman. Consequently, the general public is hereby advised to disregard the said reports suggesting reference to the school feeding programme going on in primary schools. The full speech of the Chairman can be downloaded from the Commission’s website at www.icpc.gov.ng.

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Corruption everywhere in my own country.

How possible is it that students were fed during the lockdown.?

The way the leadership of this country takes we citizens as fools is so alarming.

Ok. We have heard. Those federal government colleges staff can steal for Africa. My younger sister served in FGGC Gboko, Benue. A principal of any unity school is a millionaire.

peterantai:
How possible is it that students were fed during the lockdown.?

The way the leadership of this country takes we citizens as fools is so alarming.

Ask those in Ministry of Education n the principals of unity schools.

Are they not Nigerians?

The earlier disclosure is unruffling feathers so a damage control is on the way.

the 'cover up' has begun.

Racoon:
The earlier disclosure is unruffling feathers so a damage control is on the way.

No, it's the lack of proper comprehension from ignorant persons that warrants clarification.

We need to be more responsible critics and better at opposing government shortcomings rather than being petty about it.

lomprico:
the 'cover up' has begun.

Why are we like this?

It's been properly explained to us that it was a different program.

Why do you choose to remain oblivious of something so verifiable and clear?_

Come on, we are not getting anywhere with this.

How the 2.67bn got diverted ...

The chairman trying to save his job, cabals hate the truth that is why lie Muhammad SAW is the minister of communication.

Disaster Minister... What else do u expect from disaster?

If una like sugarcoat am, all I know be say na the Deziani of APC thief am

Lolz you want to disturb Bubus mistress...

Corruption Inc

Who is fooling who?

alright ooo as usual


I still don't understand the home grown feeding embark by the federal government when there is lock down everywhere.

humanitarian and disaster God dey look at you o


as far as am concern there is two issues

home grown feeding embark upon by the government during lockdown

and


unity school palava


as it stands we are investigating unity school we have no business in how the home feeding was done during lockdown....


okay ooo

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I know they will come up with this nonsense. Which way naija

Buhari's sack letter scarred him

Buhari is corruption and Corruption is Buhari !!!! If Buhari was never Born Nigeria will like Wakanda Dubai today ..

Mericin after death.

The fvck

Niggarr!!!

Corruption has been embedded in our DNA as Nigerians.

Everyone wants a piece of the national cake.

I do not understand the motive behind releasing funds for school feeding when schools were closed for months.

I forgot, we have an incompetent president.

Them don d change mouth..una go soon see another version of this story

peterantai:
How possible is it that students were fed during the lockdown.?

The way the leadership of this country takes we citizens as fools is so alarming.

No be una cause am? Tinubu would be worse if we allow him...God forbid

I another banger