The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has responded to a petition sent to the Senate by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), alleging a fraudulent payment of N151 million by the ministry for a project the church did as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Osun State.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s RCCG had raised the alarm over the alleged reimbursement to the construction firm, Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited, insisting that the company claimed the sum of N151,508,901.22 as payment for the rehabilitation of the Ife-Ifewara road, which the church constructed.
The church urged the senate to compel the firm to refund the money it collected to the coffers of the federal government, saying it was shocked when it found out that somebody was trying to defraud the Nigerian state by claiming money for a project he never executed.
By Kingsley Okoye
Abuja,April14,2021 The Ministry of Works and Housing has denied making payments to CARTIL Construction Company as reimbursement for reconstruction of Ife-Ifewara Road, Osun, which was done by Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG).
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said this on Thursday in Abuja, when he appeared before Senate Committee of Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
An official of the Church, Pastor Niyi Adebanjo, had in a petition to the Senate alleged that the ministry in 2016 and 2019 paid N151million to the company as part payment for the road reconstruction.
Adebanjo had submitted the petition on behalf of the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, referred the document to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.
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The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has tendered an “unreserved” apology to Babatunde Fashola’s Ministry of Works and Housing over a petition by the church accusing the ministry of corruption.
Niyi Adebanjo, who spoke on behalf of the church, said the petition was not targeted at Mr Fashola but was meant to expose some perceived sharp practices involving the Ife-Ifewara road in Osun State.
The church and the ministry were at the Public Hearing of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, the ministry of Works and Housing said in a statement Thursday.
The petition
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