Reps Call For Inquiry Into Alleged Illegal Payments

The House of Representatives has called for an investigation into the alleged payment of allowances to officials of the ministry of foreign affairs, even after their recall from various foreign missions.

The resolution was adopted the Minority Leader of the House, Ndudi Elumelu, broached the topic as a motion of urgent public importance.

Elumelu alleged that the culprits are the staff of the Human Resources Department of the ministry.

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“It has been alleged that these officials one year into their recall to the headquarters are still receiving full entitlements such as accommodation allowance, house allowance, transport allowance, medical and utility bills aided by the staff of the Human Resources Department of the ministry who collect sums of money from these erring officials and internationally frustrate efforts of posted colleagues to replace those posted back to headquarters by refusing to process the needed documentation that will enable them to resume duties at the various foreign missions,” he said.

Reacting to Elemumelu’s motion, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, directed the Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate the allegations and report back to the House in four weeks.