Fictitious contracts : AUPCTRE wants CAC’ s RG, management sacked

By Adeola Tukuru Abuja

Th e Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) Corporate Aff airs Commission(CAC) Chapter,has called for the sack of the Commission’s management team over the award of fi ctitious contracts going on in the commission. Th e Chairman of the Union, Comrade Ibrahim Kirfi , during a chat with newsmen at the weekend alleged that the commison’s management team has jettisoned procurement act in the award of contracts such as the award of an unending car park project, contract of executive elevator at the head offi ce, huge salary disparity between Executive and non executive staff and others . According to the Union chairman, the initial contract of the award of an ending car park project was N250,000,000.00 to completion. ”

However, this contract has been reviewed to almost N1billion as at 2017. “Th e award of contract for Executive elevator at the head offi ce for almost N300,000,000.00 which was queried and rejected by former Director Internal Audit on the ground of extravagance” “Th e Huge salary disparity between Executive and non executive staff has been signed at 3 diff erent agreements which the management has deliberately and selfi shly refused to implement” “Th e construction of small water fountain at FCT offi ce, Zone 5 foralmost N5million, amongst others ” he said.

Th e Union called for the sack of the entire management of the commission for sanity and industrial peace, urging the Anti corruption agencies and Civil society groups to probe fi ctitious contracts in the commission in the last eight years. He also called on the Federal Government to set up an Interim Management to reorganise the commison’s operation in order to promote genuine Ease of doing business in Nigeria. According to him, all subsisting agreements between our union and the commission’s management should be implemented immediately as a condition for calling of the industrial action While reacting to these allegations, the Head of Public Aff airs of the Commisison, Godfrey Ike, explained that the management of CAC are holding meetings to present allegations of corrupt practices, ” he said.

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