Northeast residents condemn campaign of calumny against Dikwa

Some residents of the Northeast have condemned what they described as a campaign of calumny against a former Permanent Secretary, Dr Mohammed Dikwa.

They said the report in some sections of the media indicting Dikwa is riddled with irresponsible falsehoods and fabrications, which has been exposed to the public for them to see.

It would be recalled that a report recently emerged online that the former government official liaised with some civil servants to launder some amount of money from the government’s coffers.

But reacting to the report, the residents, under the aegis of Northeast Concerned Citizens in Abuja, said they suspected a political undertone in the report.

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In a statement signed by their president, Amb. Umar Mohammad, they said many Nigerians could attest to the extent of the loopholes regarding ghost workers and other forms of massive public corruption within the civil service Dikwa’s initiatives addressed in Nigerian public institutions before he left the service.

It read, “The Northeast Concerned Citizens have read with dismay a publication made by a media organisation (not Daily Trust) with the above headline, indicting our son, Dr. Muhammad Kyari Dikwa, on corruption and public fraud claims.

“We strongly wish to state that the report is riddled with irresponsible falsehoods and fabrications, which we have exposed for the reading and thinking public to see.

“Many Nigerians can attest to the extent of the loopholes regarding ghost workers and other forms of massive public corruption within the civil service, which Dr. Dikwa’s initiatives had addressed in Nigerian public institutions.

“Throughout his career as a civil and public servant, Dr. Dikwa has not been indicted for any form of corruption, and no money was reported missing under his watch.

“Consequently, he has received numerous national and international service awards in recognition of his excellence.”