Chief Christopher Kolade,
the Chairman of Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), has
decided to leave the post following issues of financial and performance
credibility surrounding the programme.
Chief Kolade, whose resignation has been accepted by
the Presidency, said he had to ask himself if he was really discharging his
duties as SURE-P chairman given the many controversies that have beset the
programme.
The former Cadbury Plc boss said that he agreed to
chair SURE-P because he saw it as an avenue to serve the people and his profile
would give credibility to the programme given the historic mistrust of people
towards government projects.
The Senate ad-hoc committee on SURE-P had accused the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of mismanaging N500 billion that
ought to have accrued to the programme.
However, the Federal
Government has denied the report saying the
N500 billion went to states and local governments for implementing
smaller versions of the SURE-P.
Leadership
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