Mr Ngige had on July 2 approved the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of NSITF
He accused them of allegedly lavishing N3.4 billion on “non-existent” staff training split into about 196 different consultancy contracts in order to evade the Ministerial Tenders Board and Federal Executive Council approvals.
While adopting the report of the ad-hoc committee, the lawmakers urged President Muhammadu Buhari, through the office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation , to reinstate the officials and ensure that due process is observed in line with the provisions of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Act, and the Circular .
Despite the circular, however, Mr Ngige suspended the NSITF officials. The minister said he received President Buhari’s permission to suspend the officials.
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