Corruption Scandal: How Dalung's $135,000 IAAF Misappropriated Funds was cleared by Fmr. Sports Minister, Sunday Dare ...Such characters Don't have Moral right to Attack Tinubu

Corruption Scandal: How Dalung's $135,000 IAAF Misappropriated Funds was cleared by Fmr. Sports Minister, Sunday Dare 
...Such characters Don't have Moral right to Attack Tinubu 

Arewa Progressives Elders Forum(APEF) took a swipe at  the Former Youths and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung for failing to settle the overpayment of 135 thousand Dollars made to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) during his days as Minister.

According to the Forum, the failure to pay the funds erroneously credited into account of Athletics Federation of Nigeria,no doubt dented the country's image .

The IAAF in 2017 erroneously sent $150,000 to the AFN instead of the annual $15,000 it usually gives to its affiliates. And subsequently on May 13, 2018 wrote to AFN asking for a refund when it discovered that the whereabouts of the excess could not be traced.

However, the then Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung who acknowledged receipt of the funds failed to refund until he left office in 2019 .

In a press statement made available to journalists in Kaduna today, the Forum described Dalung as a "Political Misfit" who brought shame to his country.

The statement signed by the Chairman Mal. Mustapha Jalingo, said, " It's unfortunate that same Dalung that damage Nigeria's reputation with such despicable financial scandal could come out to accuse Tinubu of making a historic mistake by worsening economic hardship in the North."

While stating that the likes of Dalung should be languishing in prison for misappropriating public funds and act of  corruption, the Elders Forum noted,"He who must come to equity must come with clean hands.We are pretty sure it was that act of National disgrace that informed President Muhammadu Buhari decision to drop him as a minister."

The group however, commended his successor ,the former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, who later  approved the refund of the $135,000  IAAF Misappropriated Funds.

Meanwhile, the Forum  which said it's not to late to take legal action against Dalung ,urged the relevant anti graft agencies to immediately arrested and prosecuted him for bringing shame to the country .

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