New Planet Project Limited, a company belonging to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, was among the beneficiaries of the alleged Three Billion Naira Only (N3billion) fake contract awarded by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, Starnews NG reports.
Starnews NG can report that Tunji-Ojo’s company, New Planet Project Limited with registration number 804833, registered on March 3, 2009, got the sum of N438.1million as consultant fee for the sham National Social Register contract to verify 11 million homes in Nigeria which was carried out within one month by the suspended Minister, Betta Adu.
When confronted with this allegation on Channels TV Programme, tagged Politics today, Tunji-Ojo who did not deny the fact that New Planet Project Limited got a contract from the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, stated on Monday, while responding to questions, that he has resigned his appointment as a director from the company since 2019.
However, a fact check conducted by Starnews NG on the Corporate Affairs Commission’s portal, on Monday evening, revealed that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji -Ojo is still a director of the said company. A screenshot of this confirmation is hereby attached to this story.
Meanwhile, other curious beneficiaries include an Accounting Firm called Fabunmi Olanipeku & Co which got N419.5million.
Another company, Vintsolve Global Consult, with no record of registration and ownership, also got N558.8million.
Other companies that benefitted from the N3billion contracts are: Blue Trend Enterprise- got N277.8 million. Similarly, Blue trend, has no record of being registered and the owner is unknown.
Periscope Consulting got N277million.
Periscope Consulting, with registration number 1053019, registered on July 24, 2012, is owned by one Ngozi Maureen Ojiego, known for Interior Decoration.
Laitop Dynamics Interlink Services Ltd got the sum of N277million. Laitop with registration number 1340092, is owned by one Quburat Bolanle Bolanta. It was registered on June 6, 2016.
Memak Nigeria Limited with no known ownership and date of registration got N277million.
In addition to the above, MC Van Management Consult Limited with no records of registration also got N275.8million contract while Danzinger Nigeria Limited with registration number 635448, registered on Sep 23, 2005 got N275.8million.
Danzinger is owned by one Oladapo Rotimi Mohammed.
All the contractors claimed they verified 11 million homes in Nigeria under one month.
Document showing a list of beneficiary companies
Below documents show that the Minister of Interior, Bunmi Tunji Ojo is still a Director of New Planet Project Limited as at January 8, 2024, following a fact check conducted by Starnnews NG. This contradicted his claim on Channels TV that he has resigned from the company that got the sum of N438.1million consultancy contract from the suspended Minister, Betta Adu.
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