MONUMENTAL FRAUD : CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, RIGHT ACTIVISTS ,RAISES DUST OVER CORRUPTION AT RADIOGRAPHY REGISTRATION BOARD 

BY Admin.

Some Civil Society Organizations and Human Rights Activists across the country, have enjoined the Federal Government and well meaning Nigerians to compel the Anti- Graft Agency, The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission,  ICPC ,to Release Report of Corruption Probe it conducted over alleged fraud at the Radiography Registration Board.

This recent dust raised, followed alleged rumored moves to sweep the case under carpet, which they argued is necessitating and or leading to the perceived delays in releasing the probe findings said to have been conducted at the activities of the Board, which is a Parastatal under the Federal Ministry Of Health.

It would be recalled that ICPC had earlier this year was said to have quizzed some management staff of the RRBN over the allegations of misappropriation of funds and other alleged corrupt practices levelled against the Registrar, Prof. Mark Okeji.

Some of the allegations include embezzlement of COVID-19 fund, over-inflation of contracts, including that of the Enugu Zonal Office building; use of unqualified contractors for execution of projects; and violation of procurement policies.

He was also accused of spending huge sums of money on vehicles above the maximum approved limits for the agency.

They further accused the Registrar  of buying a house in Abuja , alleged to  worth more than his legitimate earnings for six years at the agency.

One of the affected officials who was invited was said to have resigned after she was confronted with the weighty allegations.

Some of the high points of the alleged corrupt practices reported to ICPC , were based on :  (1) CONTRACT INFLATION.

“The Purchase of faulty Innoson pick-up van with at  over  N16m ,without due process. 

It was alleged that : ” Due process was not followed, No advert was placed among others. The Registrar handled it all alone for his selfish gains!  Purchase of  fairly used  & faulty Toyota Sienna Van 2003 model at an incredible and inflated price of over N8m in 2021 far above the market price at that time (2021) ,which was between N3m to 3.5m”. 

According to the revelation, “Millions of naira has since been spent for its repairs. It has never been used consistently since its purchased   because of the bad state of the Van since it was purchased”. 

The purchase , it was alleged, “was facilitated by  AFK Bakre- Former chairman of the Board”.

“Purchase of 3Nos of  fairly used & accidental  2014  Toyota Corolla cars at an inflated price of over N30m in 2021, when the  market cost price as at that time  of a fairly used Toyota corolla 2014 model was N4.5m. 

“Supplies /Purchases to stores were at inflated price e.g. a Ream of A4 paper was purchased @ #4000 instead of #1550  far above the market price. When the store officer( a.k.a Baba Store) Complained, the Registrar shouted  him out of his office.

“The Registrar always defends and protects the ‘contractors’ . He gives directive for payment even when contract agreement are not met. 

“Award of contract to companies in which they are directors e.g ASCOFA GLOBAL RESOURCES LTD, C.MATTIC GLOBAL LTD etc

“Virement:   a.  Diversion of #18m meant for rent to purchase 2nos of  fairly used     vehicles.           

 ” B. Withdrawal of #17.6m from the IGR to pay Registrar Contractor for an appropriated capital project .

“Enugu ‘Regional” office .    (VIII)   Variation of construction  cost of Enugu   Regional Office without following due process  .

 ” (  IX ) Award of Contract to Friends and Family members Majorly((99.9%) Igbos extractions,Others.

It was stated that the ” Registrar /CEO awards Contracts Running into over hundred millions of naira to friends and Family members since 2018-2023 without due process, Examples.(1)Social Global investment Ltd——–Over #50m ( FCMB-3139570014)(2)Blue Ace Technologies ltd——0ver#200m(ZENITH-1010651596). Most of the contracts not delivered e.g Computerisation of the Board Activities which were duplicated(3)Martiyke Printers & Publishing———–0ver #15m( DIAMOND-0065727206)   ( Relation of the Registrar’s wife)4). OMOLARA VENTURES…… The Publishing Company owns by AFK Bakre( Chairman Governing Board) and the wife.We learnt, through the Head Procurement that, the Registrar /CEO goes to the offices of these contractors to collect his own share in cash-This is well known to the staff of the Board.”

CONSTRUCTION OF ENUGU OFFICE:

 There is a great complexity in this Project. There are two issues here;Renovation And Reconstruction of Enugu Zonal Office Seminar Hall at Old Secretariat, Enugu.The contract was awarded to KATSON NIG LTD( Registrar/Ceo’s contractor & friend) @ an inflated contract sum of over #15m in 2020, financed from the IGR. The payment was made from the Board’s IGR without due process.   The contract sum was paid to KATSON NIG. LTD ACCT. NO: 1612735015( FCMB) IN 2020. The Project has since been abandoned by the Registrar !   What happened to the contract sum of #15m ???       

For instance the contract for the Construction of Enugu ‘Regional’ Office was awarded at an inflated contract sum of over #139m in  2020 to DELTON ASSOCIATES LTD. 

It was also alleged that Due process was not followed in the award of the contract, No Advert was placed. Nobody knows the location of the building Project except the Registrar and the immediate Chairman of the Board- AFK Bakare.   Most times Variations are raised( Contrary to the contract Award & Agreement) TO INCREASE the  Project cost without any recourse to Tender Board. Recently, the Registrar raised the cost variations of the project by #20m without recourse to Tender Board.

“The Registrar/Ceo and the immediate  past Chairman- AFK BAKRE are milking the Board IGR & Capital through the Project. The money spent so far is more than enough to have completed the project, but they keep raising more and more variations on it  from the IGR for payment contrary to the contract Agreement and letter of Award issued out to the Contractor.

On the CONSTRUCTION OF ABUJA ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUATERS (HQ) In 2018 capital budget; N10m out of 100m budgeted was released.Advert in Tribune 23/3/20 pg 8 &  Fed Journal 23/3/20 to 5/4 20 pg 15 .  Payment was made to the ZENITH BANK acct nos: 1010651596 of the  contractor  AISAL COMBINE SERVICES LTD. 

“Due process was not followed in the selection of the Contractor. The Money has been shared between the Registrar and the Contractor. The project has since stopped abruptly!. The Registrar and the contractor embezzled the money.Where is the construction site  and the land purchased of Abuja Administrative Headquarters? “

Other issues of concern to the petitioners are :” MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUND.

“Contract Award of N14.34m  was awarded to Management Edge  Ltd via letter of award ref no:  RRBN/16/111/Vol.3/6 dated 29/8/16.  Payment was made in batches to the  GTB Acct nos ; 0024290727 . The Contract was for Research and Development in 2016 for  Development of Mgt Information Services( to facilitate the on- line activities of Registration and Institute depts of the Board) . To provide an in-dept ,in- house research of the registration/licensing/, training/examinations  paperless platforms as well as system integration support for the Board activities . 

“The letter of  Acceptance  of 21/9/16  from Management Edge also confirm this.  Section 2 of the Contract Document  includes training of  the End Users and the  personnel of the ICT Unit of the Board as stated in the letter of award. No single training was conducted for the end users.

The Aggrieved Whistle Blowers further alleged that the Current Registrar/CEO,  Prof Mark Okeji upon resumption of duty in March 2018 unilaterally reviewed the Contract Sum downward to #9m without recourse to the Tender Board( On the ground that the contract sum was too high). 

This they said was done for his selfish interest “as We Learnt that the Contractor was not in  agreement with him  to give him a huge sum of the contract money as a bribe!The Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji diverted the balance of over N5.93M and used it to buy a fairly used  Toyota Highlander jeep he is using presently. Due process was not follow. The purchase was also not in the procurement plan for the year. This is virement! Because of the above reason, the Contractor refused to complete the project waiting for the balance of his Contract Sum taken by the Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji.  The contract like other in the Board has since been abandoned!”

 AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PERSONAL COMPANIES;

“1. ASCOFA GLOBAL RESOURCES LTD Rc; 125727  Company owns by the head of Procurement and the wife – Deputy Accountant of the Board.The ff contracts were awarded to the company under the instruction of the Registrar/CEO of the Board;i. Renvation of Ilesa Zona office at sum of # 1,495,000 on the 27/4/22ii.Renovation of AWKA zonal officeiii. Consultancy services for the meeting of the Heads of Dept of Radiography in Nigeria Universities at the sum of #2,108,185.65 on the 3/9/21.2. OMOLARA VENTURES $ PUBLICATION PUBLISHERSHon AFK Bakare used his position as the chairman of the Board to award contract to the company in which he and the wife are DIRECTORSSee below list of Contracts awarded to OMOLARA VENTURES;. DOWN TOWN PROPERTY COMPANYContract for sourvenirs to  mr EBRI ETTAH- A deputy director ( Hospital Services) federal ministry of Health as stated in the letter of award issued ref no RRBN/19/265/VOL.1/70 of 15/10/19 and his quotation ref no DTPC/PROC.2019/007 of 2/10/19. He has his signature on the invoice. The contract was awarded to him for the role he played in his appt and renewal of his tenureAWARD OF CONTRACT TO AN SGF STAFFNAME; AMINU ABDULLAHI( Civil Servant)Bank; ACCESS; 0049650468Amount; #2,308,000Date; 14/3/20Purpose; Renovation of RRBN  offices in the Secretariat Fedralii. 21/3/20amount Paid; # 2,453,500bank; ACCESS;   0049650468Purpose; Purchase $ installation of Acs GIFMIS Print outs of the Board( 2021-2023) will show clearly evidence of payment,dates account details and recipients.

They noted that It is a criminal offence and against the Procurement Acts for a Civil Servant to have a Registered company when he is in service.

RENOVATION OF LAGOS OFFICE

“The Contract was awarded to the immediate past Chairman of the Board Via his “Contractor”- C. MATTIC GLOBAL LTD ( FCMB 4771624017) All funds   released from the capital for renovation of Lagos office from 2020 till date is paid to the Immediate past Chairman of the Board Hon AFK Bakare through his Contractors he used as Conduit pipes to drain the Board. The project which is tagged on going has gulpled over #20m between 2020-2023. For example, #5.6m was paid to its FCMB Acc 4771624017  in 2021 The staff of Lagos office are often Wondered as Hon Bakre AFK comes around to supervise the renovation including raising of the fence, electrical, bricklaying, paints etc.

 FRAUDENT PERSONNEL AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE BOARD

” (2010-2017) The immediate Past Chairman Hon AFK Bakare  of the Board in Collaboration with the Registrar/CEO of the Board, engaged the services of an unqualified Private firm (A Marine Service and logistics firm) Located in 13, Agip Road, Rumueme, Porthacourt  to conduct fraudlent personnel Audit of the Board contrary to Govt BIZDue process was not followed on  Selection of the consultants.No approval from the Head of Service as required by  federal circular: HCSF/CMO/001/T/41 of 9th May, 2012 which makes it mandatory for MDAS to obtain approval of the Head of Service before carrying out any Personnel AuditNo approval from the Hon. Minister either;  contrary to his ( i.e Hon Bakare AFK) lie to the Governing Board that he got the approval of the Hon Minister of Health. In his letter ref no RRBN/17/001/VOL.7 dated 1/10/17 to the Hon Minister of Health, he singlehandedly listed his preferred firm to handle the Personnel & financial Audits. 

” He wrote three different reminders which the Hon Minister did not honour ;  RRBN/17/001/VOL.7/R of 7/12/12 ,  RRBN/18/001/VOL.7/R2 of 12/1/18,  RRBN/18/001/VOL.7/R3 of 31/1/18 He should produce the approval Letter The total sum paid to Private Consultant for personnel Auditing runs into millions of Naira Contrary to agreed sum in of N400,000 in the letter of award issued to Anadigital Logistics  Nig Ltd (Marine Services and Logistics ref no: RRBN/18/111/vol.1/14 – 20th July, 2018)  Who received and signed for the copy of letter of award of the contract  and the attached contract detailed sheet on the 23/7/18 The signature looks forged!The Consultant did not complete the Contractual Agreement as stated in the Terms Of Reference issued to them alongside letter of Award.  

“THE PRIVATE Consultant – Anadigital Logistics Nig Ltd is a Marine firm that has no Knowledge of Human Resource Mgt! Their Controversial Report is now being implemented in the Board. Payment for Service was made 7 times into different Accounts Provided by the immediate past Chairman of the Board- Hon AFK Bakare in Collaboration with the Reg/CEO.- Prof M. Okeji(I) Akopaa Nig Ltd     GT bank      Acct No: 0045325129 (II) JUVA Integrated Sytem       First Bank:   Acct No: 2012915712Who is Igbaleva Uche that signed for Anadigital  Logistics Nig Ltd( Marine Service).

” A closer look at the signatures of all the letters of request for funds and report ( e.g letters dated 15/5/19 , 17/6/19 , 24/10/18, 17/1/20, 22/11/18 7/9/18, 7/8/18Audit Report) show that they are at Variance and likely forged . Hon AFK  should produce the person.POWER OF ATTORNEY:   The power of attorney, names and the signatures on it are fictitious!   They are forged , not real!  The  Registrar & Afk Bakare should produce the following  fictitious names whose names and signatures appeared on the Power of Attorney:  Faasema Richard,, Conleth Igbakua Esq, Juventus Yitnoe, Folarim Yemi, Fedelis Adamgbe, Gift Nwanfor The immediate past chairman- AFK Bakare is the main brain behind the unapproved Personnel & Financial Audit of the Board! Who is Anaedobe JohnBosco who ‘signed’ as the Managing Director of Anadigital  Logistics Nig. Ltd. The signature looks forged. The said Anaedobe Johnbosco should show himself physically.

“Why did Hon AFK Bakare  Ignored the  Personnel Audit Report carried out by the Office of Head of Service -HOCSF( the Body statutorily qualified to handle such assignment) whom the Board paid for in Nov 2017 ? By letter of invitation ref no: RRBN/17/021/vol.1/81 of 22/8/17 to the Head of Service,Three staff of HOCSF and 0ne from the State House with letter of invitation ref no : RRBN/17/094/VOL.1/18a of 21/8/17 carried out the assignment and were paid. They are:Mrs Atinuke Ajiboye- #50,000 ( ECO Bank 2242037904)Agim BJ- #40,000  ( DIAMOND 0030588870)ODEH Randy -#40,000( GTB 0147798537)ASOGWA Kate ( State House)- #60,000( 2008149190)Grand total paid using the correct process = # 190,000  WHERE  IS THE  PERSONNEL AUDIT REPORT CARRIED OUT BY THE HOCSF WHICH WAS PAID FOR? Information available shows that, The immediate Past Chairman of the Board jetisioned the Audit Report from the HOCSF   for his selfish interest and financial gain, more importantly, we learnt the Audit Report indicted some of the INNER  cacaus of the Chairman who are staff of the Board. He then engaged the services of a Private firm( a Marine firm!!!!) to carry out another personnel Audit. 

“The Registrar/Ceo who happened to be his boy quickly approved of it and released money, as unlimited claims for payments were presented WITHOUT RECOURSE TO TENDERS BOARDIt is WRONG AND AGAINST GOVT ETHICS FOR A PRIVATE AND UNQUALIFIED FIRM TO CONDUCT PERSONNEL AUDIT OF A FEDERAL MDAS. 

“He deceived the Governing Board members, to carry out his fraudulent Audits with a lie that the Hon Minister  approved of it. He should provide the approval letter. Hon Minister  of Health will never approve illegality! The company did not complete the contractual assignment as stated in the Terms of Reference. 

“This not withstanding, the Registrar approved  their payment even far beyond the agreed sum in the Letter of Award to please his MASTER- AFK Bakare.Why was the approval of the Head of Service not sought beforehand, as required by law?  –   They did not want the Head of Service to know that they jettisoned their Report and award same to a Private firm!Financial AuditThe financial Audit was carried out by another Private firm by name DELE WILLIAMS and CO at a Contract sum of #600,000 naira via a letter of Award RRBN/18/111/vol /1/14 of 20th July 2018 without the approval of the Auditor General of the Federation as required by law.  From the available records payment was made to – Zenith Bank Account no 1014540092 of the consultantWe learnt that the Audits were Carried out with the aim to spite the past Administration, Sack staff employed, create confusion in the Board and discredit the past Administration of the immediate former Reg/Ceo- Mr Okpaleke M.S The Defacto Hon Chairman- AFK BAKARE operates as an Executive Chairman Contrary to extant rules and law establishing the Board. He was involved in Day to Day running of the activities of the Board. He wrote and applied for an office space via a letter dated 8/6/17. 

“He demanded for a special letter head paper for his office. He was issued an office space which he acknowledged via letter dated 19/6/2017 of RRBN/17//20/vol4/297, while most of the staff of the Board were squating !   ONE –MAN PROCUREMENT UNITThough the Board has 4-nos of qualified and experienced Procurement officers, only ONE ( by name,  Sunday Adekoleoye) is permitted by the Registrar/Ceo to stay in Unit and run the Unit. The rest were posted out to another depts. not related to their fields! It is a One-man Unit that operates solely by the Registrar to defraud the Board and Cover his atrocities.

“The Registrar/CEO has refused to allow three nos of  Trained  and qualified Procurement officers in the Board to work in the Unit. They are posted to other depts such as (Institute dept) where they are performing duties not related to their cadre. The 3 affected staff are examined during promotion interview on procurement questions/ areas they are not allowed to practice, thereby making them redundant. This is known to all the staff of the Board. The three procurement officers are;OHAERI Isaac,Snr Procurement OfficerAnthony,Snr Procurement officerTaiwo Esan,Snr Procurement Officer

“This is done by the Registrar/CEO to cover all his atrocities in procurement activities going on in procurement unit .  The procurement activities in  the Board is between the Registrar and Head procurement alone. The   Governing Board had directed the Registrar to allow the trained & qualified procurement officers return to their appropriate unit ( Procurement Unit), but he refused, to enable him cover up his procurement fraud and  atrocities. This reason is well known to the staff of the Board

 COMPUTERISATION OF OFFICE  2018 -2023

“The Board has been  and still receiving  Millions of Naira budgetary provision running into  Hundreds of  millions  on Computerisation of office activities   since 2018 till date.  the contractor( BLUEACE  NIG LTD) paid this Millions of Naira is Registrar’s Conduit pipe. The Governing Board had warned the Registrar not to award contract to Blue Ace Ltd  again, but he will not obey the Board instructions.

“The Board has not been Computerised till date. None of the offices in the Board is Computerised till date, not even the Registrar’s office. The HODs are grumbling underground. If anyone complained openly, he /she will be Ostracized and dealt with.  For example in one of the Tender Board meeting  in September 2019, the Head Monitoring was shouted down because he complained about the failure of BLUEACE to execute the aspect of his contract that affected his dept. No single dept is  Computerised in the Board talk less of the entire Board as being claimed by the Registrar. Two depts. are partialy computerrised.

” However, sequel to the recent petition against the Registrar , he has started the computerization process in Monitoring Dept. in Aug 2024 for 2019 contract !The Reg/Ceo hates the Head of Monitoring – Mr Onwuegbuchi Ebere with passion because of his boldness to question some of the Registrar corrupt and unfair actions. The Head ICT – Kola Omolaye, is often forced to write report that the BLUEACE has done his job and should be paid when he has not.  

“Summarily a total of over #150m has been paid to BLUE ACE TECHNOLOGIES LTD between 2018-2023 to GTB Acct nos: 0025281834 for computerization of Boards Activities under repeated names and purposes i.e Duplication of projects and contract splitting For examples: Above is just a very few of many atrocities and false payment made by the Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji to Blue ACe Technologies ltd.  

“For his selfish gains.Most of the contracts are Duplicated   ENCOURAGE SUPPLY OF INFERIOR ITEMS AND PRODUCTS TO THE  STORE AT OVER- INFLATED FIGURES.While the staff of the Board has no adequate and spacious office to perform their official duties, the Registrar allocated three office space for stores . 

“Irrelevant items in large volumes are supplied to the stores e,g Graduation Cones  by one of the chiefs from his village. Most of the Items and product supplied to the store are inferior e.g. Desktops Laptops and Towels. The towels for instance were supplied by one of the  Registrar friend, A CIVIL SERVANT in the Federal  Ministry of Health named Ebiri Ettah – A Deputy Director ( Hospital Services) by his Company named – Down Town Property Company as stated below. The quotation / invoice  and other papers has his signature on them by the letter of award issued ref no RRBN/19/265/VOL.1/70 of 15/2019  quotation ref no DTPC/PROC.2019/007 of  2/10/19.The 2019 contract was awarded to him to compensate him for his dubious role he played in the appointment of the current Reg/Ceo in 2018, while that of 2021 was to spice his support for the renewal of the Registrar appointment in March 2022 which the Registrar got. The Registrar allows all this because he get shares of the contract sums. It is well known to the staff that the Registrar goes to the contractors Offices especially Social Global Ltd ( One of the contractors) to collect his shares in cash.   Head Finance & Account- Mr Olarinde  A.AWe also learnt that the Head of finance  and Account  is  helpless to challenge the financial atrocities and large scale fraud  being perpetuated by  the Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji because he ( Mr Olarinde A A)  has a confirmed and well known criminal case of Forgery (of HND and NYSC Certificate from Yaba College of Technology,, since 2004) and felony hanging on his neck which the current Registrar is privy to it but ( Now an Accomplice) and has decided to cover him and now use this to threaten him ( Mr Olarinde A A) via  his action and in-action.  Because of this, the Head Finance and Account Compromise in most cases to help the Registrar/CEO Cover his corruption  atrocities. 

“We learnt that , Yaba College of Technology wrote to the Board  via letter ref no : AD/PAR/EX/VOL.IX/114 DATED 18th Oct,2004  to confirm that the HND certificate presented by mr olarinde is fake! His case of forgery is well known to the entire staff of the Board. While other staff who possessed fake certificates were shown the way out and their jobs taken away from them, because they have no godfather e.g  TITUS YUSUF( Forgged SSCE) , ABUBAKAR FARUK- Sokoto zonal office ( Forgged BSc).  The Head of finance and Account confirmed to possess fake HND & NYSC is strongly protected by the power that be – The Registrar/Ceo & Defacto immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Afk Bakare and Mr RSJ Babatunde former Registrar/Ceo of the Board, who was disgraced and forced out of office, by the HON Minister of Health for overstaying his tenure!The current Registrar has embezzled so much funds of the Board using the weakness( Certificate Forgery issue) of the Head Finance Acct.  No wonder the Registrar was able to Fraudulently accrue money to Purchase a duplex worth over N200M in an Estate in Gwarinpa. RENOVATION OF SEMINAR HALL IN ENUGU ZONAL OFFICEThis contract was awarded to Kastcon Nig. Ltd at a contract sum of N15,17m FCMB (1612735015) The Contract was not executed, and money paid. The company is owned by the Registrar’s friends. No advert was placed in 2019 for the award of this contract COMPUTERISATION OF ACCOUNT  DEPT, INSTITUTE & REGISTRATIONThe Contract was awarded to MBG Computers Ltd in 2018 at Contract sum of #2M and money paid to FIDELITY Bank( acct no: 4010907545)  without due process.

“The Contractor was engaged at the instance of the Head, Finance and Account Mr. Olarinde Adesoji. Additional #500,000 was paid to the Contractor to facilitate the completion of the project.   .

“5 years after the contract was awarded and full payment made, the project is yet to be completed and delivered. The contractor has disappeared and nowhere to be found! We learnt that the Registrar has at Various times during management meetings ,directed the Head Finance and Account to Produce the Contractor.The CEO of MGB Computers, complained that the Contract sum is no Longer Enough for him to prosecute the project after giving the Registrar and Head, Finance and Account their Outrageous Shares of the contract sum!    AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CREATION OF INDEX PORTALThe Contract was awarded to NOVA ANALYTIC (sister Company of BlueAce Ltd) at a contract sum of N37.3M in 2022.  PLS NOTE, the same Contract (Under Research and Development) was awarded to management Edge at #14M the contract sum the Registrar Considered too high and reviewed to N9M. Due process was not followed. No Advert was placed to give room for Competitive Bidding. The Company was used by the Registrar as a Conduct pipe to defraud the Board.After the Petition against the Registrar to ICPC, the Registrar invited the Contractor in August, 2024 to resume work on the indexing Matter. This still, has not been completed.  UNAPPROVED AND FRAUDLENT FOREIGN TRIPSSince the appointment of the Registrar Prof. Mark Okeji  in March, 2018 he has been embarking on numerous unapproved Foreign trips. Most of the trips were not approved by the  SGF and Hon. Minister of Health as required by law. They are mostly  Private trips ( he presents as official) he embarked upon to defraud the Board as he returns with travelling tickets from different Countries such as DUBAI, UK, USA etc to Claim a refund and payment running into hundred of Millions he is not entitled to. He should be made to produce his official invitations to the foreign trips including approval letters from the HON. Minister of Health that released him to embark on all the foreign trips.We call on the EFCC and other relevant Government Agencies to check his International Passport both old and new ones (since 2018-til date) to Compare and Confirm the Journeys he Embarked upon so far The Head of Finance and Account( HFA) Sometimes queried the  papers the Registrar presents for a refund on the grounds that the trips were not approved by the Hon Minister for Health, but most times found himself helpless (because of his certificate forgery saga) – We learnt that he( HFA) was once given a punitive posting to Lagos office For querying some of the documents presented for Claims by the Registrar . It look the Intervention of Head Procurement Unit- Mr. Sunday Adekoleoye, Friends of the HFA in Accountant  General office and Budget office for the Registrar to withdraw the Letter of transfer. Like the Registrar said: ‘‘Olarinde sent these people to beg me, they called me even in the night’’  PURCHASE OF DUPLEXOur findings also revealed that, the Registrar Prof Mark Okeji has Purchased for himself in 2022 a duplex in Gwarinpa worth over N200M.The duplex is located in Bayou Court,Jazee Home ltd (plot no EN1818) on Abu Obe Street. The duplex shares fence with MOTOWN Hotel, 2nd Ave, Gwarinpa, FCT. How did A Civil Servant get such a huge money to buy a duplex in an Estate, if not Via a Fraudulent Means.  Above is just a very few of many atrocities and false payment made by the Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji to Blue ACe Technologies ltd.  For his selfish gains.Most of the contracts are Duplicated   ENCOURAGE SUPPLY OF INFERIOR ITEMS AND PRODUCTS TO THE  STORE AT OVER- INFLATED FIGURES.While the staff of the Board has no adequate and spacious office to perform their official duties, the Registrar allocated three office space for stores . Irrelevant items in large volumes are supplied to the stores e,g Graduation Cones  by one of the chiefs from his village. Most of the Items and product supplied to the store are inferior e.g. Desktops Laptops and Towels. The towels for instance were supplied by one of the  Registrar friend, A CIVIL SERVANT in the Federal  Ministry of Health named Ebiri Ettah – A Deputy Director ( Hospital Services) by his Company named – Down Town Property Company as stated below. The quotation / invoice  and other papers has his signature on them by the letter of award issued ref no RRBN/19/265/VOL.1/70 of 15/2019  quotation ref no DTPC/PROC.2019/007 of  2/10/19.The 2019 contract was awarded to him to compensate him for his dubious role he played in the appointment of the current Reg/Ceo in 2018, while that of 2021 was to spice his support for the renewal of the Registrar appointment in March 2022 which the Registrar got. The Registrar allows all this because he get shares of the contract sums. It is well known to the staff that the Registrar goes to the contractors Offices especially Social Global Ltd ( One of the contractors) to collect his shares in cash.   Head Finance & Account- Mr Olarinde  A.AWe also learnt that the Head of finance  and Account  is  helpless to challenge the financial atrocities and large scale fraud  being perpetuated by  the Registrar- Prof Mark Okeji because he ( Mr Olarinde A A)  has a confirmed and well known criminal case of Forgery (of HND and NYSC Certificate from Yaba College of Technology,, since 2004) and felony hanging on his neck which the current Registrar is privy to it but ( Now an Accomplice) and has decided to cover him and now use this to threaten him ( Mr Olarinde A A) via  his action and in-action.  Because of this, the Head Finance and Account Compromise in most cases to help the Registrar/CEO Cover his corruption  atrocities. We learnt that , Yaba College of Technology wrote to the Board  via letter ref no : AD/PAR/EX/VOL.IX/114 DATED 18th Oct,2004  to confirm that the HND certificate presented by mr olarinde is fake! His case of forgery is well known to the entire staff of the Board. While other staff who possessed fake certificates were shown the way out and their jobs taken away from them, because they have no godfather e.g  TITUS YUSUF( Forgged SSCE) , ABUBAKAR FARUK- Sokoto zonal office ( Forgged BSc).  The Head of finance and Account confirmed to possess fake HND & NYSC is strongly protected by the power that be – The Registrar/Ceo & Defacto immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Afk Bakare and Mr RSJ Babatunde former Registrar/Ceo of the Board, who was disgraced and forced out of office, by the HON Minister of Health for overstaying his tenure!The current Registrar has embezzled so much funds of the Board using the weakness( Certificate Forgery issue) of the Head Finance Acct.  No wonder the Registrar was able to Fraudulently accrue money to Purchase a duplex worth over N200M in an Estate in Gwarinpa. RENOVATION OF SEMINAR HALL IN ENUGU ZONAL OFFICEThis contract was awarded to Kastcon Nig. Ltd at a contract sum of N15,17m FCMB (1612735015) The Contract was not executed, and money paid. The company is owned by the Registrar’s friends. No advert was placed in 2019 for the award of this contract COMPUTERISATION OF ACCOUNT  DEPT, INSTITUTE & REGISTRATIONThe Contract was awarded to MBG Computers Ltd in 2018 at Contract sum of #2M and money paid to FIDELITY Bank( acct no: 4010907545)  without due process.The Contractor was engaged at the instance of the Head, Finance and Account Mr. Olarinde Adesoji. Additional #500,000 was paid to the Contractor to facilitate the completion of the project.   .    5years after the contract was awarded and full payment made, the project is yet to be completed and delivered. The contractor has disappeared and nowhere to be found! We learnt that the Registrar has at Various times during management meetings .  directed the Head Finance and Account to Produce the Contractor.The CEO of MGB Computers, complained that the Contract sum is no Longer Enough for him to prosecute the project after giving the Registrar and Head, Finance and Account their Outrageous Shares of the contract sum!    AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CREATION OF INDEX PORTALThe Contract was awarded to NOVA ANALYTIC (sister Company of BlueAce Ltd) at a contract sum of N37.3M in 2022.  PLS NOTE, the same Contract (Under Research and Development) was awarded to management Edge at #14M the contract sum the Registrar Considered too high and reviewed to N9M. Due process was not followed. No Advert was placed to give room for Competitive Bidding. The Company was used by the Registrar as a Conduct pipe to defraud the Board.After the Petition against the Registrar to ICPC, the Registrar invited the Contractor in August, 2024 to resume work on the indexing Matter. This still, has not been completed.  UNAPPROVED AND FRAUDLENT FOREIGN TRIPSSince the appointment of the Registrar Prof. Mark Okeji  in March, 2018 he has been embarking on numerous unapproved Foreign trips. Most of the trips were not approved by the  SGF and Hon. Minister of Health as required by law. They are mostly  Private trips ( he presents as official) he embarked upon to defraud the Board as he returns with travelling tickets from different Countries such as DUBAI, UK, USA etc to Claim a refund and payment running into hundred of Millions he is not entitled to. He should be made to produce his official invitations to the foreign trips including approval letters from the HON. Minister of Health that released him to embark on all the foreign trips.We call on the EFCC and other relevant Government Agencies to check his International Passport both old and new ones (since 2018-til date) to Compare and Confirm the Journeys he Embarked upon so far The Head of Finance and Account( HFA) Sometimes queried the  papers the Registrar presents for a refund on the grounds that the trips were not approved by the Hon Minister for Health, but most times found himself helpless (because of his certificate forgery saga) – We learnt that he( HFA) was once given a punitive posting to Lagos office For querying some of the documents presented for Claims by the Registrar . It look the Intervention of Head Procurement Unit- Mr. Sunday Adekoleoye, Friends of the HFA in Accountant  General office and Budget office for the Registrar to withdraw the Letter of transfer. Like the Registrar said: ‘‘Olarinde sent these people to beg me, they called me even in the night’’  PURCHASE OF DUPLEXOur findings also revealed that, the Registrar Prof Mark Okeji has Purchased for himself in 2022 a duplex in Gwarinpa worth over N200M.The duplex is located in Bayou Court,Jazee Home ltd (plot no EN1818) on Abu Obe Street. The duplex shares fence with MOTOWN Hotel, 2nd Ave, Gwarinpa, FCT. How did A Civil Servant get such a huge money to buy a duplex in an Estate, if not Via a Fraudulent Means.   SERIES OF PETITIONSWe Learnt that series of Petitions have been written against the Registrar and Chairman  of the Board to code of Conduct Bureau, ICPC and EFCC,  SGF ,FMOH The Registrar has boasted that with the type of Connection he has in this government especially at the National Assembly, SGF,Ministry of Health ( whom he claimed he induced with financial and material gifts and ensured he documents same in the Board financial records) he can never be Prosecuted or removed from his position. ‘‘No Amount of Petition will Convict me , because  I ensure no money is paid directly to my account’’  He said.20. PURCHASE OF FAIRLY USED TOYOTA HIACE BUS AND TOYOTA CAR                            =Diversion of Funds To A Private Firm Acct=The Registrar in collaboration with a private firm fraudlently  diverted the sum of over #18m ( Rent Refund) to purchase a fairly used Toyota Hiace Bus and a Toyota corolla car for the Board in October 2023 . This is virement!  It is against government rules to purchse fairly used vehicles for its operationsThe money which was a Refund to Board  on rent payment, was paid  by the Accountant General office to a Private Firm Account provided by the Registrar. The Registrar then collaborated with the Private firm , diverted the fund released to purchase vehicles without due process, for his selfish gains.  .No Advert was placed either. The Toothless and fearful Tender  Board was not involved. No approval was secured, and not in the procurement plan for the year 2023 . We learnt they recently conducted the Procurement Planninig Committee meeting in March 2025 to include the purchase in their minute of meeting and back dated itAccording to the Registrar, the refund was made to the Private firm. The Private firm took his own percentage and used the remaining(#18m) to buy the two fairly used vehicles! This is against the procurement Rules  The Head of Procurement complained bitterly about the way and manner the Registrar went about the purchase process  as he claimed to be schemed out by the Registrar.QUESTION :What is the Total Amount paid to the Account of the Private firm by Office of Accountant Gen. of the federation?Why did the Registrar not disclose the total amount to the staff and management?Why did the Registrar fail to follow the due process, since the total amount is above his procurement approval thresshold!If the refund was made to the Private Firm, according to the Registrar:Was it the Private firm that wrote to the Accountant General office?How was the Private Firm chosen?Why was the Board refund for rent paid to a Private Firm?Information available says there is no record of the purchase of the vehicles in the Board, why?. . ILLEGAL  STAFF RECRUITMENTInformation available also revealed that the Registrar in collaboration with the Head of Admin- Mr opaleye G.O engaged in illegal recruitment of staff in 2022. Due process was not followed, waivers to recruit was not obtained from the Office of Head of Service of the Federation. We learnt some of the recruited staff are yet to receive salary. As usual majority of staff recruited are from one part of the country!!!. (i)RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION OF NEWLY ALLOCATED OFFICES AT FEDERAL SECRETARIAT  ABUJA IN 2019/2020 AND (ii)PAYMENT OF CASH TO PRIVATE ACCOUNTs 2018-2023   A huge sum of over #30m was paid out to different  private bank accounts of civil servants under the disguise  of renovation and other vices for Registrar selfish gain ( i.e Pull out funds from the Board’s accounts for the Registrar. Information available says that the monies paid later returned to the Registrar in cash. Once the money is withdrawn by the staff, the cash is given to the Accountant- Mr Olarinde A.A.   The names of the affected staff are just used to draw money from the Board. The final beneficiary is the Registrar and  immediate de-facto  past chairman of the Board- AFK Bakare        Some of the examples are    A.  Jackson Rahila-  SEO ( Accts).   Bank: ACCESS 0010038096  Oct 2022   # 505,000               Board meeting 24&25 Jan, 2022    TOTAL:    # 7,841,905(  Exclusive Millions paid into her private acct in 2023  , December particular)(B)   Umeadi Anulika- SEO ( Accts)         FIDELITY:  6234595599 TOTAL:  # 7,885,640 (Excluding huge sum paid into her Private Acct in 2023) (C) Aduloju  Afolabi   (Chief Accountant)        Zenith Bank:  1001625122 ( D)    Shetima  Mohammed  SEO Acct            Amount Paid;   #1,500,000M=  as Sallah package for FMOH          Date Paid:  8/7/21(E) ADEKOLEOYE Esther Chief Accountant (  ZENITH: 2082381842)      Amount Paid:   #900,000   (   18/11/21)= For Entertaiment of visitors                               #1,250,000M( 27/10/21)= for Budget Expenses          TOTAL: #2,150,000( Excluding huge sum paid into her private acct. in 2022 & 2023, especially Dec 2023)       Kayode Odukoya-  Head Protocol & media unit       Bank:  First  ( 2008837547)NB: Registrar approves,payment made to the private acct of this officer  because is MOST TIMES meant for the immediate Past Chairman- AFK and the Registrar. It is often tagged Special funds. Kayode is known among the staff as the Registrar’s & the Chairman’s Errand Boy who is often used to pull out money from the Board for them. This is excluding huge sum paid into his private account in Dec, 2023)H.  MOSCO TREASURE COMPANY—Renovation of RRBN Store at Federal SecretariatBank; DIAMOND ( 00442177480)—17/9/20A total of # 1,908,972 was pulled out and paid to the acct of this Private firm on 17/9/20 for renovation of  RRBN store . This is as usual, a duplicated deal .Money was paid to the private acct of Rahila Jackson for the same purpose in  January, 2020.   NOTE:  Financial  submission here is exclusive of 2023. The fraud of 2023 was massive. In  Dec.30/31, 2023, some of the Acct staff stayed overnight to pull out under fictitious name from  the Board IGR, Overheads, and capital.  Funds were Massively mopped up and transfer to the ‘Contractors’  acct and private bank accounts of Acct Staff namely:   Rahila Jackson, Adeyonu, Esther Adekoleoye, , Anulika umeadi,  Aduloju Afolabi, Chineye Amadi etc.  Pls strictly check the BOARD GIFMIS payment platform  Print out to see where money was sent to.Please note that all payments were as approved by the Registrar/Ceo – Prof Mark Okeji and legal payment made by the Accountant  THE ACCOUNTANT( Olarinde AA) & THE REGISTRAR ENSURE SUCH MONEY IS NOT PAID DIRECTLY TO THEIR ACCOUNT, RATHER USE THESE ACCOUNT STAFF AS MEANS TO PULL OUT MONEY FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE    MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL VIA  FICTITIOUS  CONTRACTORS  ON XMAS  &  WELFARE PACKAGES. The Registrar/ceo approves withdrawal of  huge money for sallah & xmas under the pretence of giving it to the offices of Minister of Health, Perm Sec Health, DHR, DHS and document same in the financial records of the Board. It is a common practice in the Board for the Registrar to approve pull-out of huge sum from the Purse( IGR, Capital) of the Board using fictitious headings to bring out money from the Board for his selfish gains while the staff of the Board are wallowing in pains. He spend the IGR of the Board for himself and his family. His National Anthem to the request of the staff is: The Board Has No Money!    For instance in DEC 2021, between 13th – 21st Dec,2021 at total of   #11,470,148.49M was paid to POLARIS BANK Acct Nos: 4091343298  of a Private Firm- ALLONS-Y SERVICES owns by the relation of the wife of the Registrar of the Board, for the purchase of xmas gifts and welfare packages for the Hon. Minister of Health and that of State, the Perm. Sec, Director Hospital  Services, Director Human Resources, Senate committee on health. This was document as stated  These officers will be surprise to have their names mentioned  and documented in the financial records of the Board to have received such huge  money from the Registrar of the Board- Prof Mark okeji !  The Regisrar ensures he document this in the financial records of the Board to cover up his financial atrocities believing no one can query the names  he mentioned abov THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR.The Board has an external Auditor by name :  AFOLARIN OGUNSANYA & ASSOCIATES. He has been engaged since 2016 and due to have been replaced. He is highly compromised as such is  retained by the  Registrar. The Registrar &Management once directed that he should be replaced because of his incompetence , poor performance and moreso the Audit firm has overstayed, contrary to financial Regulations, but the Registrar made a U –TURN after receiving a kickback of # 400,000 from the Firm! Information received from the Head of Account- Mr OLarinde A.A is that the Owner of the Audit firm –Mr Afolarin is a Relation of the Head of Admin- Mr Opaleye G.O  and was brought by him.  

” ‘PRINTING’ OF RRBN NEWSLETTERThis is an annual publication by the Board.  Previous Registrars ensured its publication . The current Registrar – Prof. Mark Okeji turned it to a WHITE ELEPHANT PROJECT. He awarded the contractor to his Private firm- Expert Global Printing Press Ltd and approved the payment of #916,250 to its private acct ZENTH BANK: 1016541055  on  17th Sept, 2020 The project, like many others was abandoned since 2020 while the money went to the Registrar’s Purse. The company as usual was  just used  to pull out money from the IGR of the Board.  The printing of the Newsletter magazine was abandoned till date !..  

“PUNITIVE POSTING OF ENDALINE  This officer is a chattered Accountant and understands the job very well.The officer is seen as a threat by the  Accountant and the Registrar because  she always pointed their attention to the danger of fraudlent activities engaged in by the duo. For instance she would refused to have her account used to pull out money from the Board. The Accountant- Olarinde A.A  had threatened her many times that he will deal with her and ensure her posting out of  Account dept.She was punitively posted to  the  Board Kano ZONAL office, later reverted to PH Zonal office. She was made to loose 2 promotion year as part of victimization against her.   Other officer who committed worst offence were not punished by the Regisrar. The ACCOUNTANT- Olarinde A.A confirmed to possess fake HND & NYSC continue to enjoy promotion in the Board! Where is the justice?

Some of the CSO’s and Civil Rights Activists , therefore  appealed to ICPC to release the report of its investigation of the allegation of corruption levelled against the Radiography Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN).