EXCLUSIVE: Standard Organisation Of Nigeria Boss Accused Of Corruption, Fraudulent Contract Award | Sahara Reporters He was also accused of single-handedly withdrawing N2m monthly from domiciliary account of the organisation without approval... READ MORE:
Director-General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria, Osita Aboloma, has been accused of awarding fraudulent contracts without recourse to procedure and due process.
He also frustrated all efforts by council members to hold statutory meetings by withholding information. He alleged that contracts totalling over N9bn were awarded in 2018 by Aboloma, which exceeded the figure appropriated by the National Assembly. The source said, “Issues of finance and staff matters are never tabled or allowed to be discussed. Management of SON in the last three years has been characterised by corruption, incompetence, nepotism, highhandedness, abuse of laid down rules and poor performance."
The ineptitude of the Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Richard Adeniyi, was said to have contributed in no small measure to the rot existing in the regulatory body.
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