In her opening remark at the event,the
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,, Sadiya Umar Farouq, expressed joy that,”This third meeting is representative of the extent of work that the National Steering Committee has done thus far, as we have finally reached the stage where programme implementation can commence.”
“We believe that your participation and contribution will be invaluable to the success of the Alternate School Programme,”the minister told the new members.
Farouq recalled that:”The National Steering Committee, at its inaugural meeting, moved for the establishment of a Technical Working Group to ensure effective planning and implementation of the ASP, with representatives drawn from the NSC member institutions and other key organisations.
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Alex Enumah in Abuja
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has debunked media report that he has been pushing for suspicious payment to some contractors involved in the Paris and London Club refunds to local government councils in the country.
Two online newspaper outfits had accused Malami of pushing for payments of judgments sums awarded to Took Nigeria Limited and Ted Edwards/Edwards & Partners against the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON).
He told journalists in Abuja yesterday that the media reports were “mischievous and perfidious.”
Malami said that he initially wanted to ignore the reports because any discerning mind could easily see “that the report lacks merit as evidenced by not only contradictory submissions but also a hasty collection of feeble fabrications, unsubstantiated concoctions and figment of imagination of the writer.”
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In his bid to justify his input in the matter, Mr Malami insisted in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, that his endorsement of the legitimacy of the indebtedness followed a “due diligence” carried out by his office.
But rather than clearing the thick clouds of doubts hanging over the debts, the statement which left gaps and many important issues unaddressed, has raised many more questions he should answer in the public interest.