Buhari Sacked Me For Not Giving His Minister Bribes – Ex-TETFUND Boss
The sacked Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TeTFund), Abdullahi Baffa, said he was forced out of office owing to his refusal to provide monetary kickbacks to Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
Baffa told BBC Hausa on Wednesday that the Minister had sent a contractor to him demanding his share of N200 billion disbursed by the agency to tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
He stated that he had never collected a dime from any of the benefiting tertiary institutions.
“If they bring any evidence indicting me, I’m ready to accept death punishment,” Mr Baffa said.
“On Friday night, I was informed at the Presidential Villa that Minister of Education came with a letter reporting me to the president.
“This
When the interviewer asked him about the authenticity of his source, Mr Bichi said he was certain the information was accurate.
“My source is reliable. On Saturday night, I was reliably informed that I would be removed.
“I asked what was my offence? They alleged that the offences
“Allegation of inaccessibility is
“I do not regret my refusal to obey the minister’s directives because I cannot sabotage my country.
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“The third issue is that TETffund disbursed over N200 million to universities without remitting the
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