A group, Pro-Impact Initiative has alleged “calculated attempts by a few sit-tight directors” to blackmail the Accountant-General of the federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein.
The group said the attempt can derail her from carrying out needed reforms and cleansing in the Treasury House.
It said the few directors who were largely affected and displeased by the recent posting exercise which was with the noblest of intentions and in compliance with relevant civil service rules are hell-bent on seeing that the accountant-general of the federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, is forced out of office to allow them continue to call the shots.
The coordinator of the group, Dr. Osamudiamen Isokpehi, who briefed newsmen over the weekend in Abuja said: “Those few directors behind these acts appeared not to understand the extent to which they have exposed their self-centeredness and shallow mindedness in the said petitions written against an Amazon of repute and personally distributed them to media organisations to destroy her hard-earned reputation.”
The group pointed out that, “These self-serving few directors who have checked the books and found no case of fraud against her decided not to back down but continue their endless search for evidence and allegations to get her out of office.
“To start with, how can these directors accuse the accountant-general of not being qualified for the position because they claimed she came second during the rigorous interview and examination attended by multiple directors who applied and sat for the exam?
Isokpehi explained, “The process of selecting the accountant-general of the federation is; After a rigorous examination, some names are shortlisted according to their overall performance; The shortlisted names are forwarded to the president and Commander-in-Chief who reserves the right to select any candidate from the list.”
He asked further, “Why is this examination issue coming up several months after? Why at a time after the Accountant General carried out a reformative posting exercise during which she moved “untouchable directors of the agency” who believed they are ‘Principalities and Powers’ in their offices?”
