Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige yesterday maintained that he acted within presidential directives on the suspension of top management and executive committee members of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
In a statement by the deputy director/head (Press and Public Relations) at the ministry, Charles Akpan, the minister stated this in his submission at the Investigative hearing by the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the ‘Arbitrary Breach of Presidential Directive on the Suspension of Management and Executive Members of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and Other Government Agencies by Ministers’.
Ngige stated that he did not go contrary to presidential directives, emphasising that the suspension also followed procedural compliance to the relevant authorities (Constitution, Public Service Rules, NSITF Act and Presidential Directives).
The minister restated that the suspension of the officials was hinged on issues bordering on financial and procurement infractions as well as acts of serious misconduct.
He disclosed that the Auditor General’s Specific Periodic Report check into the affairs of the organisation from 2013 to early 2018 showed evidence of infractions to Financial Regulations and Procurement Act involving the past acting managing director, as well as the new managing director/chief executive and executive directors and some general managers.
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