Nigeria’s
Ministry of Defence is to pay the total sum of N10.6 billion arising from court
judgment, the Permanent Secretary, Samaila Aliyu has said.
Samaila
told Senate Committee that the Ministry of Defence need to compensate people
and organizations that won court cases against them adding that the money is
put at N10.6 billion.
The
permanent secretary also disclosed that for many years, the Ministry did not
pay electricity bill amounting to N18 billion.
He
said after negotiation with the Power Holdings Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
through Minister of Justice, the bill was reduced to N8.5 billion.
Samaila
told the Senators that the Ministry will put the compensation amount into the
2016 budget.
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