1. DG of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, who is @femigbaja’s brother may face the EFCC over monumental fraud and misappropriation of public funds running into several billions of naira. 
2. Documents showed that in 2017, Gbajabiamila expended over N626.7m from the commission’s IGR in contravention of the laws of Nigeria.
Similarly, in 2018 documents showed that he spent N956m from the NLRC’s internally generated revenue.
Similarly, in 2018 documents showed that he spent N956m from the NLRC’s internally generated revenue.
3. In 2019, over N827m was spent by the DG of the commission without being budgeted for.
Documents showed that in 2017 Gbajabiamila purchased several operational vehicles worth over N200m without appropriation nor approval and in contravention of the Public Procurement Act.
Documents showed that in 2017 Gbajabiamila purchased several operational vehicles worth over N200m without appropriation nor approval and in contravention of the Public Procurement Act.
4. Similarly, three fairly used Toyota Coaster buses were purchased at N50m each.
Also in 2018, without approval from the relevant quarters within the commission, Gbajabiamila bought an SUV worth N70m for his official use – a transaction unappropriated for.
Also in 2018, without approval from the relevant quarters within the commission, Gbajabiamila bought an SUV worth N70m for his official use – a transaction unappropriated for.
5. A memo also showed how he bought two fairly used Toyota Camry 2016 vehicles at N61m and two fairly used Toyota Corolla 2016 at the rate of N60m each.
In another instance, a waiver of N39m was fraudulently granted Mobicards International Limited by the
In another instance, a waiver of N39m was fraudulently granted Mobicards International Limited by the
6. Gbajabiamila without cognisance’s to the Governing Board for deliberation and approvals.
On July 12, 2018, a payment voucher with number NLRC/ACCT/OC/595/18 showed how he paid N900,000 as cost of recharge cards to himself.
On July 12, 2018, a payment voucher with number NLRC/ACCT/OC/595/18 showed how he paid N900,000 as cost of recharge cards to himself.
7. On July 2, 2018, over N2m was paid to one “Core Media Services Ltd” for production of television commercials that was never aired as observed by the Board in the document.
8. Similarly, on October 26, 2018, over N11m was spent on non-existent media adverts on behalf of the commission on TV stations.
9. The NLRC under Gbajabiamila was alleged to have made contract splitting a norm as a viable means of beating his Bureau of Public Procurement threshold of less than N2.5m for consultancy services and N5m on works as stipulated in Federal Circular issued on January 14, 2016.
10. In one of such instance, on July 5, 2018, two contracts totalling N4,037,300 were awarded to Core Media Services on the same day in a clear case of contract splitting.
11. The DG has allegedly been raising vouchers and paid mind-boggling amounts to his staff and aides in the name of Duty Tour Allowances, travelling allowances and “oversight function” to state offices.
12. In one classic example of this, the Secretary to DG, a GL 8 officer on a probationary appointment, was paid N632,000 on November 15, 2018 via payment voucher NLRC/ACCT/OC/900/18 as DTA to Zonal Offices.
13. She had earlier received N489,000 on July 10, 2018 as oversight function to state offices through voucher number NLRC/ACCT/OC/579/18.
14. The Board questioned the capacity under, which the said officer carried out the oversight and the justification for raising payment vouchers in her name even when she was still under probation.
15. The DG’s PA, a junior staff, was on Jul 2, 2018 paid N255, 700 as DTA to Lagos just as he was also paid another N1.5m in two transactions as oversight function to states. Dec 4, 2018, the same staff was paid N672,500 as DTA to visit Lagos & Owerri offices for oversight.
16. A few days to the end of 2018, specifically between December 27 and 28, 2018, the commission made transfers worth N14m to the personal accounts of staff as “travelling allowances” but these monies always finds their way back to the approving authorities in cash.
17. The commission has through various voucher payments claimed to have paid millions of naira as cost of hosting Board meetings, DTA, travelling allowances and accommodation for the Board chairman and his member, a claim which the Board faulted in the document.
18. Some heads of unit in the Accounts Department of the commission have also been indicted in the scandal.
Nov 26, 2018, the Head of CPO Unit, checking unit & other charges discovered 7 different transactions totalling N15m as DTA claims paid directly to their various accounts.
Nov 26, 2018, the Head of CPO Unit, checking unit & other charges discovered 7 different transactions totalling N15m as DTA claims paid directly to their various accounts.
19. Similarly, monies totalling over N14.6m have allegedly been disbursed to the Senate Committee Chairman and some members of House Committee on Sports under the guise of “Senate House Committee Settlement” for DTA and oversight functions.
20. Another case was the commission’s award of contract worth N60m to Quantech Technology Service and another N50.7m to Double T. Consult Ltd in gross violations of the Procurement Act.
21. Meanwhile, petitions written to ICPC and Code of Conduct Bureau, which were received were not acted upon.
