The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM), Aisha Dahir-Umar received millions of dollars in estacode for foreign trips even during the Covid-19 lockdown, documents obtained by SaharaReporters have shown. The documents further revealed that the PENCOM boss received millions of dollars from 2019 when she was an acting Director General of PENCOM and continued in 2020 when she was confirmed as the substantive DG.
PENCOM Director-General, Aisha Dahir-Umar, Allegedly Received Millions of Dollars in Estacode for Foreign Trips During COVID-19 Lockdown, Documents Reveal Documents obtained exposed how Aisha Dahir-Umar, the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM), allegedly received millions of dollars in estacode for foreign trips even during the Covid-19 lockdown. The documents indicate that these payments began |
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