BEECROFT ADESEYE, writes from Lagos
But for the uninformed some members of the general public and some segments of the unsuspecting on-line media being deployed for their campaign of calumny and character assassination, it may as well not be a necessary exercise for a keen observer like me and other eager stakeholders of events at the NSCDC dignifying the spurious allegations of fraud and massive corruption being levelled against Dr. Ahmed Abdullahi Audi, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security & civil Defence Corps by a gang of unrepentant fraudulent contractors with a response.
But it’s however imperative to clear the air along with other discerning minds and interested parties who are conversant with affairs of the NSCDC in recent past, and who would readily attest to the massive looting and outright stealing of its funds through phantom and abandoned contracts before the appointment of CG Audi.
Contrary to their expectations, CG Audi would not align with dubious contractors and other fraudulent characters even within the NSCDC, thus he opted for the path of transparency and accountability by not sustaining the old order of ‘’business as usual’’ He had on assumption of duties launched a fierce war against all the embittered fraudulent contractors and their collaborators within the Corps, with a view to halting the unbridled corruption and outright stealing of NSCDC’s funds through multi million naira phantom and frivolous contracts.
Let it be emphasized that Nigerians are not unconscious of the criminal connivance of some of the disgruntled ex-officers of the NSCDC who had stolen so much, including election allowances of operatives from the Corps’s treasury, using the crooked contractors as their fronts.
A critical perusal of the fake story as highlighted in the social media no doubt portrays a picture of frustrated drowning fraudsters who are hell bent clutching at anything for survival.
I also read with utmost shock the unpatriotic and irresponsible description of the Nigeria Police as ‘’most corrupt’’ security organ by the writers of the misleading story in question. This of course is indicative of the desperation of these criminals who disguise as functionaries of a fake Non Governmental Organization (NGO) to cast aspersion on the Nigeria police, and set the law abiding Nigerians against their own Police. Nothing could be more irresponsible!
Let it be known to detractors of Audi-led NSCDC that no amount of campaign of character assassination would distract him from executing his core mandate.
In view of his enviable pedigree I have no doubt in my mind just like most Nigerians about his total commitment to build top–of-the-range global standard Civil Defence Corps for Nigeria as envisioned by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.