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Contract racketeering has been a significant camouflage for civil servants and other government officials to siphon funds and enrich themselves in society, breaking the laws of the federal government of Nigeria.
More recently is the discovery of Aminu Isa Yahaya, a Deputy Director with the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, who runs a company contrary to the Code of Conduct Bureau Act for public officers and received contracts worth N949,489,739.85.
Section 6(B) of the Code Of Conduct Bureau And Tribunal Act states that except where he is not employed on a full-time basis, engages or participates in the management or running of any private business, profession or trade, but nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a public officer from engaging in farming or participating in the management or running of any farm.
It was revealed that on 18th November 2023, the Federal Ministry of Works awarded the contract for the construction of a township road in Ago-Amodu, Saki East local government area of Oyo state, to Mularabs Investments Limited. The contract was worth ₦598,809,033.16.
Moreover, it was discovered that on 26 May 2022, the Federal Ministry of Power awarded the contract for the Supply and installation of transformers within Oyo North senatorial district, Saki East, Atisbo, Irepo, Olorunsogo, Ogbomosho & Orelope in Oyo state, to Mularabs Investments Limited. The contract was worth ₦350,680,706.69.
This brings the total sum of all contracts to N949,489,739.85.
Findings show that Mularabs Investments Limited was incorporated in Kogi, Nigeria, on 02 May 2014 with registration number 1188078, and its current status is unknown. The Company’s registered office address is NO 7 Enjema Road Ankpa Null Null, Kogi State, Nigeria.
The company has three key management personnel, among whom is Aminu Isa Yahaya, a Deputy Director with the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW).
NAGGW is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Environment (Nigeria), established to address land degradation and desertification, boost food security and support communities to adapt to climate change in the Nigerian states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Kastina, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa.
