Setting the record straight on PTF probe
By Fatima Mohammed Dala
I write to respond to the article written by one Aisha Abdullahi from Malaysia titled: ‘Re: Aisha Buhari: The designer first lady who fooled my people’, published in the Cable of the 29th October, 2016.
She was reacting to an earlier article by Umar Sa’ad Hassan on the same topic published a week earlier. Ordinarily, I would not have reacted to her write up but was constrained to do so by her insinuation in paragraph 18 where she asserted as follows:
‘Where conscience prevails, Amina Mohammed, Minister of Environment, should have also declined her appointment if I am not betrayed by the records on how she was instrumental to the probing of Mr. Buhari on Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) during the Obasanjo regime’.
The above is totally incorrect and a mere fabrication! If Aisha has bothered to check, she will have found that Amina Mohammed was one of the co-founders of AfriProjects Consortium that were engaged by the PTF to provide project Management services to the Fund throughout its existence before President Obasanjo disbanded the PTF. The firm was probed alongside the PTF and cleared of all allegations. In fact, the firm was paid part of its outstanding fees by the Obasanjo administration. The question is; why will Amina instigate a probe of the PTF and by extension her own firm? It does not make sense and I therefore wish to draw the attention of Aisha and likes to ensure that they cross check their facts before rushing to write on others or better still, write on people where they are sure that their facts are unassailable.
Dr Dala wrote from Abuja.
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Both Dala and Aisha Abdullahi are incorrect on the facts of Minister Aisha Mohammed formerly Aisha Ibrahim formerly Aisha Az Zubair, formerly Aisha Karajian and formerly née Aisha Mohammed. Aisha worked for AfriProjects, the founder Salihidjo is dead. Salihidjo died mysteriously as he prepared to go and testify in the probe of PTF. Aisha, who never completed secondary school and is thus unqualified to hold any ministerial position, started working as a coffee/tea server and receptionist. She rose fast due to her closeness to Buhari. Salihidjo died mysteriously due to Aisha protecting Buhari, she sacrificed her boss. Does nobody find it strange that Buhari who detests Jonathan will appoint Jonathan’s Presidential SA on MDG to be his minister? Why did Aisha turn down ministerial appointments under Jonathan and under Obasanjo? Because she knew she could not scale through screening under those regimes. Why is Aisha’s sister in law Maria MaTtar the who is the biggest beneficiary of Dasuki’s ONSA slush fund one of only 2 corruption beneficiaries not listed, invited or probed? Because of Aisha’s closeness to Buhari. Aisha knows she poisoned Salihidjo and she knows why. The answer is Buhari.