Former FCC Staff Accuses ‘Embattled’ Muheebah Dankaka Of Being A Bribe Taker

Dramatic scenes have continued to get enacted as investigative hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on mismanagement of the IPPIS by federal ministries, departments and agencies, parastatals and tertiary institutions continued in Abuja on Monday.

A former Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System desk officer at the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Haruna Kolo, who was accused of collecting bribes from job seekers did not deny the allegations but however dropped the bombshell.

He claimed that  he received over N75m from desperate jobseekers on the instructions of the Chairman of the FCC, Hajia Muheeba Dankaka.

 Kolo also alleged that  Dankaka instructed him to transfer the money to his (Kolo) personal bank  account and pay her in cash which he did a couple of times in her house.

The ex-IPPIS desk officer told the lawmakers that he resigned from FCC on November 2, 2022 to join the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria but ended up getting salaries twice from the FCC.

Kolo added that the Human Resource Officer was informed of this anomaly, and he told him that the issue would be addressed.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Dankaka  ,who had gotten a great deal of public attention for about three weeks now, had while appearing before the committee a few days ago, asserted that she is a successful businesswoman, who had made money before her appointment and was only stopping those seeking to exploit the job seekers.

‘When she came to FCC as the Executive Chairman, she appointed me as a protocol officer and I carried out my duty diligently.

On the allegations of job racketeering, the FCC Chairman instructed me to liaise with one Mr. Shehu, who is a personal driver and a Taraba state Commissioner’s Personal Assistant . As a desk officer, I was responsible to take whoever was employed to IPPIS for capturing. No one could go there without a letter from the Chairman or Human Resource Officer of the FCC.

When she came, she wrote a letter to the Accountant General of the Federation, instructing that no letter from the FCC should be honoured except she signs it. So, whenever there was a new employment, she signs, gives it to me, and I take it to the Accountant General’s office for capturing.

Shehu is the one that brought those who paid money to my account for job, some paid N1m, others N1.5m, all to my personal bank account, my Ecobank account. She asked me to give cash to her, which I did through POS. So, there was no evidence of transfer or anything. On the allegation of working at seven places, I was never at any time involved in seven jobs. They are making the allegation based on assumption.

The second allegation on my subsequent employment at AMCON was a result of her personal favour to me. We were four in number, and she gave the appointment letter to me, Kadijah, and Olushola. We all proceeded for an interview at AMCON headquarters in Abuja after which we were called upon for training on the 16th January 2023.

 After the training,  Olushola and I were called to Lagos. Unfortunately, Kadijah, who is the chairman’s biological sister, was rejected. The Chairman accused me of being responsible for her rejection.

I see no reason why (sic) the chairperson would make allegations of such magnitude against me. I have been threatened even at gunpoint and had to leave Abuja.

Sir, I want this committee to know that after this sitting if anything happens to me,  the FCC chairperson should be held responsible’  Kolo added.

Chairman of the committee, Rep Yusuf Gagdi, promised to do everything possible to unearth the truth and make it available to Nigerians.

‘This committee will not sit down and watch taxpayers’ money being embezzled.

 I know why we were asking Kolo to give us evidence and we know why we were deferring this sitting for other witnesses alleged to have had financial dealings with the FCC.

Kolo will appear here tomorrow (Tuesday). We are calling the other witnesses. We will allow you to do your work. Whoever is found wanting will answer his father’s name, including Kolo Haruna’  he said.

The committee later adjourned sitting until Tuesday (today)-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you