My people, e don happen again! Dis time, na Federal Ministry of Power dey inside hot soup as dem don catch dem for financial kpafuka.

According to Auditor-General wey drop report recently, dem find say Ministry get gbas-gbos of N100.37 billion wey dem no fit account for. Na wetin happen for 2021 wey dey cause all dis yawa wey we dey hear now.

Dis report wey land for National Assembly, talk say Ministry hold unaccounted funds, procurement wahala, and plenty unauthorized spending wey fit make person head spin.

Dem detect say di internal control for dis power sector dey weak like wetin wey make someone dey try waka na street with one leg!

One serious issue na di N230 million difference between wetin Ministry claim say dem get for di capital cash book and wetin di Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) show, dem no fit talk wetin cause di wahala!

Di report even carry mouth talk say dem no gree allow auditors see contract files wey dey link to N95.42 billion contracts. Wetin be dis? Wetin dem dey hide?

Auditors sef no gree support di excuse wey management dey give. Dem talk say even if di staff for Central Process Office don train well, dem still need to make sure say dem de accountable. Wetin dis people dey think?

Na so dem carry full chest dey spend N282 million on staff for procurement, far pass di money wey dem suppose dey give. Dis one be like say dem dey try find shortcut wey go lead to loss of government money. Na very serious matter!

Dem also find out say Ministry dey chop di N33.56 million wey dem carry go Dubai and Abu Dhabi for one kind conference, but dem no get di necessary approval before dem carry go. Na wetin dey happen!?”

Plus, dem no fit account for N4.40 billion wey dem transfer to different hydropower project accounts. Di matter don tey wey auditors dey demand full accountability!

Overall, na five major infractions dey contribute to di wahala wey don reach N100 billion! Na serious thing wey lawmakers and civil society talk say dem go need to tighten dem belt and make sure say dis kind waka no go happen again.

Di Federal Ministry of Power dey handle many critical projects wey dey affect our energy transition for di country, but if dem no fit manage am well, wetin we go talk? Auditors don shout, and na time for dem to take action!