Investigation has revealed that the suspended Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Olu Jack, allegedly spent N630million in two months “without due process”.
The revelation was documented in the report of an audit committee set up to investigate the activities of Jack while serving at the helms of NITDA affairs.
Jack was suspended by the federal government two weeks ago for undefined “misconduct.”
“The NITDA boss gave approval for the disbursement of N630 million within two months without due process under questionable and suspicious circumstances,” the committee reported.
According to the report, committee the embattled former chief executive was found wanting in handling the finances and procurement processes of the agency, including irregularities in staff recruitment.
“We observed that several approvals for payment totalling N301.6 million were made through the agency’s staff private accounts under the guise of cash advance disbursements,” the committee added.
The auditors also observed that payments, ranging between N1.1 million and N49.7 million, were disbursed to 18 staff between 12th November and 31st December, last year among others.
Within the same months of November and December, last year, Jack allegedly disbursed N153 million to 26 staff of the agency for official trips that were never carried out.
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