The Network for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform (NOSTR) has given a 14-day deadline to Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), urging him to vacate his position immediately.
In a statement released by its President, Ambassador Charles Abakpa, the organization alleged that Ogbe authorized questionable payments to a private consultancy firm without securing the mandatory approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), in breach of public procurement regulations.
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“These revelations amount to a shameful betrayal of public trust and indict the leadership at the highest level of the Board,” Abakpa said.
According to NOSTR, the disbursements—sanctioned by Ogbe and executed by the acting Director of Finance, Fatima Bashir Mohammed—were meant to recover deductions previously made by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) from the Nigerian Content Development Fund. NOSTR cautioned that failure by Ogbe to step aside within two weeks would result in coordinated demonstrations across the Federal Capital Territory.
The organization also decried various alleged misconducts under Ogbe’s leadership, such as the manipulation of contract values to bypass regulatory scrutiny, the unauthorized installation of key personnel, and the approval of lavish overseas training schemes that allegedly cost the Board over N580 million.
Abakpa emphasized, “Contract splitting is illegal. The total payments exceed any ministerial threshold requiring FEC approval, yet multiple approvals were sneakily obtained. This was a deliberate plan to divert public funds and must be treated as a criminal act.”
He also expressed unease over what he described as irregular appointments, including that of the acting finance director and other individuals reportedly appointed without due process, implying the existence of a corrupt network within the agency.
Calling for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, NOSTR said the developments serve as a crucial test of the current administration’s commitment to eradicating corruption.
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