The Anambra State Common Fundamental Schooling Board, ASUBEB, has reacted to allegations of fraud and rumours that it’s being investigated by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, over contract scams.
The chairman of the board, Dr Vera Nwadinobi, who addressed a press convention in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Wednesday, mentioned the hearsay of some members of the board being invited by the anti-graft company over a N6.7 billion fraud was aimed toward distracting the board.
There had been rumours of a number of the members of the board being not too long ago whisked away to Abuja over contract scams, which concerned awarding contracts to people who by no means bid for them.
The report additional alleged that the board was utilizing contracts to settle politicians who labored for high state authorities functionaries. However Nwadinobi, who spoke to journalists, mentioned the board shouldn’t be indicted for any fraud.
She mentioned: “I need to state that that is false info. It’s not true that contracts have been awarded to contractors who didn’t bid for the roles.
“According to the Public Procurement Act (PPA), we marketed for 2019, 2020 and 2021, and acquired over 1,000 bids for barely 200 jobs.
“All of the bids acquired underwent thorough technical analysis and people who have been discovered competent sufficient have been advisable for the subsequent stage of the procurement course of, which is monetary bid opening.
“The monetary bid opening was additionally executed publicly, after which essentially the most responsive bids have been chosen for the award of contracts.”
The chairman lamented that sure folks throughout the board who’ve for a very long time hijacked its procurement course of have been sad that their stranglehold on the board has been dislodged.
“It’s folks like that who’re making an attempt to combat us by spreading faux and unverified details about us. The N6.7 billion they alleged was fraudulently embezzled remains to be in authorities coffers, and contains funding from the federal authorities and counterpart funding from the state. All are intact,” she mentioned.
