Abuja, Nigeria — As the gavel they hammer for court, wahala don begin for Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation, as him dey face serious accusation wey fit turn am to jaga-jaga. Di EFCC don bring the house down with story wey show how Hadi allegedly scatter contract wey worth P2.8 billion, just to give work to companies wey dey connect with him family.
Adekunle Odofin, wey be one of di EFCC investigator, dey shine light for di matter for Federal High Court wey dey for Abuja. Him yarn say Hadi split di contract for di terminal building and apron expansion for Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport wey dey for Katsina, just so im fit bypass di law wey dey protect public contracts. Talk about hungry men wey dey find food, na wetin dey happen here!
In di court, Odofin run am say, “Body don reveal say Hadi chop power and use am scatter di contract into two: one for his brothers company, Enginos, and di other one go Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, na him daughter and her husband dey do wahala with that company.” Talk of family business, no be small!
This law case dey gree show how EFCC, di anti-graft agency, dey prosecute Sirika plus three other defendants for six counts of contract fraud. Di charges dey carry weight like elephant, and dem dey drag family members down with am. Fatima Sirika, di daughter, her husband Jalal Hamma, and Al Buraq wey dem dey point finger at, all dem don plead not guilty o! Dem no gree accept say dem do anything wrong.
According to di EFCC, di former minister open road for corruption as e gree pay all di contractors 100 percent upfront. Na serious corruption matter, because normally, dem suppose dey follow di contract dem dey work, small small, as e dey progress before dem go pay any money. Wetin happen here? Na like small children dey share meat, no wahala!
Di investigation show say Hadi and him family members wan chop gain from di contract wey suppose follow proper processes. Odofin said some funds wey dey supposed do work for di apron expansion dey disappear into di hands of different people, plus di money no reach destination. You no fit just waka follow money for government contract so. Na so you fit end for jail!
Di EFCC don also talk say Hadi dey use him office to favour him daughter and her husband by share di work wey no go fit pass normal bidding process, as dem dey suspect say Al Buraq na just a front. Na like saying dem dey set up small small companies just to win big contracts. Too much wahala dey for corruption level for di country!
Trials dey go on, and di Judge, Sylvanus Oriji, don say dem go look into how di statements collected from Hadi and him family come be because dem dey claim say dem collect di statements under pressure. Na who go gree chop and no wan dance? Justice must shoe face o!
As di story dey unfold, na God go fit save dem from this wahala. Di case go continue for di court on October 27-29. We fit just dey wait see wetin go come out for dis political theatre, biko!
