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Board Chairman threatens to sue Reps, as House probes alleged mgt crisis at PRODA
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By Tordue Salem, Abuja
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Procurement, on Thursday, opened an enquiry into allegations of fraud at the Project Development Institute(PRODA), an agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Enugu State.
Miffed by claims from the Green Chamber and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Board, Comrade Daniel Onje, has asked the panel to retract the claims by next week, or face been dragged to court, by his lawyers.
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Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday, revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The minister, who carried out the exercise at his Eke ward, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu, urged the residents to embrace the party.
The APC remains the most credible platform to bring the desired development to the country.
“It is also the vehicle that would lead the country to its desired destination,” he said.
He said with the level of acceptance of the party in the area, a huge surge in its popularity was expected in the State.
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Dan Onjeh, the Board Chairman of Project Development Institute, PRODA, on Friday, demanded a public apology from the Federal House of Representatives.
Onjeh’s demand was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
He also urged the House of Representatives to retract the deliberate falsehood and misinformation that he had been suspended as PRODA Chairman on the directive of Muhammadu Buhari.
According to him, President Buhari has not found him wanting or unfit to continue to hold the Office of PRODA Chairman, because there is absolutely no allegation against him before him.
This followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Henry Nwauba at the plenary on Wednesday.
Presenting the motion, Nwauba said that some serious management problems has emerged consequent to the suspension of the Director-General/CEO and Chairman, PRODA Governing Board, Comrade Onjeh Daniel.
He recalled that the Federal Government suspended Daniel through the Minister, Science and Technology in a letter dated 17″ November 2020, ref No. – FMST/PARA/110/S.1/111/T.
According to him, after the suspension, the situation at the Institute degenerated to alleged deception and fraud in the 2020 procurement process, indiscriminate suspension of officers and unprofessional victimization and conduct.
The House of Representatives at the plenary yesterday directed its Committee on Public Procurement to investigate allegations of procurement deception, staff victimisation and the ongoing management problem in Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, which is under the Federal Ministry of Technology.