National Identity Management Commission DG Abisoye Coker-Odusote Paid N16.4 Million To A Firm With No CAC Record And Paid Five Individuals N49.9 Million For Hampers, Parties And Signages

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Abisoye Coker-Odusote took office as Director General of the National Identity Management Commission in acting capacity on 24 August 2023 and was confirmed in November 2023. Payment records seen by SecretsReporters list 246 payments worth N4.98 billion between 24 August 2023 and 26 May 2026. Outside salaries, pensions, taxes, electricity and staff deductions, 19 payments remain, worth N222,586,289.15. Ten of the 19 payments, worth N135.9 million, were made in December.

On 10 November 2023, the commission paid Mp Engineering Services Ltd N16,421,800 for the total top overhauling of one 810KVA CAT generator, recorded as repaired. A search of the Corporate Affairs Commission public register returned no record of Mp Engineering Services Ltd under the spelling variations searched, and other corporate records produced no trace of the company. Section 16 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 makes registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission one of the conditions a company must meet to qualify for federal contracts.

Five named individuals received N49,914,752 across seven payments between December 2023 and May 2026, described in the records as cash advances, reimbursements or duty tour allowances. Adegoke Kayode Adedapo received N7 million on 12 December 2023 for canopy, furniture, refreshments, plaques, decoration and sound for an event. He received N8.5 million on 19 December 2023 as a cash advance for forty hampers. He received N9 million on 20 December 2024 as a cash advance for two digital advertising panel signages. The forty hampers work out at N212,500 each. The two signages work out at N4.5 million each. The records name no vendor for the hampers, the event items or the signages. The Financial Regulations require personal advances to be retired with receipts, and the Public Procurement Act 2007 requires goods and works to be procured from vendors through the procurement process.

Asekokhai Lucky Michael received N7.5 million on 8 April 2026 for the 2026 World Workers Day commemoration. Saleh Muazu was reimbursed N6,965,000 on 14 October 2025 for booking a NIMC display booth, a customised award and branded gifts. Orbih Christiana Aleuhivhia received N5,455,000 on 30 December 2024 as duty tour allowance for NSIWC officers visiting NIMC offices. Uba James Nnaemeka received N5,494,752 on 26 May 2026, described in the records as funds for Mambilla HR system re-implementation.

On 13 December 2024, the commission paid Onyx-Modu Corporate Services Ltd N33,359,069.77 for 20 desktop computers, at N1,667,953 per desktop. On the same date, Bonkai Nigeria Ltd received N24,593,220 for 30 units of 1.5HP Panasonic air conditioners, at N819,774 per unit. Onyx-Modu Corporate Services Ltd is active on the CAC register and was registered in February 2018. Bonkai Nigeria Ltd is active on the CAC register and was registered in October 2018. On 31 December 2024, Ogacom Solutions Ltd received N17,079,800 for communication equipment and accessories for zonal offices. Ogacom Solutions Ltd is active on the CAC register and was registered in November 2016. On 30 August 2024, Igm Investment and Services Limited received N17,074,930.80 for data centre air conditioning at headquarters. Igm Investment and Services Limited is active on the CAC register and was registered in August 2017.

Three other vendors were paid while their CAC status read inactive. Ikooba Technologies Limited, registered in March 2016 and listed as inactive, received N8,546,567.44 on 8 April 2024 as consultancy fees for a strategic security repositioning policy paper. Nineties Ventures Ltd, registered in February 2000 and listed as inactive, received N6,036,636.29 on 17 December 2024 for facilities management. Sada Idris and Company (Chartered Accountants), registered as a business name in August 1992 and listed as inactive, received N8,094,493.02 on 30 August 2024 as 2022 audit fees.

Backbone Connectivity Network Nig. Ltd received N8,234,400 on 27 March 2024 for an internet bandwidth upgrade. A CAC public search returned no record of the company under the name variations searched. Separate corporate records list a Kaduna company with RC 509693, registered in April 2004, and the records do not establish that the Kaduna company is the payee.

On 30 December 2023, Yus Associates Ltd received N12,560,280 and N12,339,320 in two payments on the same day for renovation of the NIMC Lagos office. One payment was described as the balance payment. The two payments total N24,899,600. Yus Associates Ltd is active on the CAC register, RC 979762, registered in September 2011. The Public Procurement Act 2007 prohibits the splitting of a single procurement into smaller lots to evade approval thresholds.

Mantrac Nigeria Limited, active on the CAC register since 1994, received N8,331,019.83 on 27 August 2024 as part payment for maintaining three 810KVA generators at headquarters. The payment came nine months after Mp Engineering Services Ltd received N16,421,800 for the overhauling of one 810KVA generator.

The Saleh Muazu reimbursement of 14 October 2025 is the only payment from 2025 in the 19-payment set outside salaries, pensions, taxes, electricity and staff deductions.

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