The
Clean Stove For Rural Women scheme initiative of former President
Goodluck Jonathan in which he spent a whopping N9 billion is now under
probe.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
The House of Representatives has given its committees on
Anti-Corruption, Environment and Habitat six weeks to investigate former
President Gooodluck Jonathan’s N0.3 billion “Clean Stove For Rural
Women scheme”.
The resolution followed a motion by Rep. Abiodun Faleke
(APC-Lagos), which was unanimously adopted by members through a voice
vote to probe the contract of about N9.287 billion.
Faleke noted that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) 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 N9.287 billion.
The lawmaker said that following the approval of FEC, the Federal
Ministry of Finance released the sum of N5 billion 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 N1.3 billion
out of the N5 billion 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.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 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
N952 million with the contractor, since 750,000 units of the clean
stoves were supplied at a unit cost of N464 at the value of N348 million
out of the N1.3 billion paid out.
The status of the balance of N3.7 billion 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.
-NAN
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