Bishop Chukwuma fight the government over alleged 200,000 pounds hospital bill
By Daniel Chidubem
- Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma is alleging a fraud as no one is yet to say who is in possession of the fund.
- Nigeria decides shares with you details about Dr. Chukwuma's opinion on the issue of the federal government's claim of footing the hospital bills of the late former Vice President of Nigeria Dr Alex Ekwueme Posted by SunOnline News May 20, 2018
Dr Alex Ekwueme's family are yet to be paid back the 200,000 Pounds incurred as medical bill six months after the burial of the former Vice President, despite the Federal Government's claim of settling the bills.
Despite the Federal Government's claim of footing the bill of the hospital which treated Dr Ekwueme, it was gathered that the clinic sent back the money to the government coffers stating the ex-VP's family had already settled the bill before help came from Abuja.
The family has waited in vain for six months after the transaction to get the refund. This has raised concerns as no one can say precisely who has custody of the fund, which had already been signed off from government treasury.
One of those involved is the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Provence, Anglican Communion, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, who is a known counselor to the Ekwueme family. He is already alleging fraud.
The second republic Vice President died in a London hospital, on November 19, 2017 at the age 85 and was buried in his hometown, Oko, Anambra state on February 2, 2018.
According to Saturday Sun, Bishop Chukwuma in an exclusive interview said that the £200,000 released for the medical treatment of late Ekwueme is yet to get to the family even when such money had been signed off.
“A lot of things are wrong in this administration. This government is pretending to be fighting corruption but corruption is higher now than what it used to be.
Right now, the money meant for Ekwueme’s treatment is not yet released. The hospital has returned the money but government has refused to release it back to the family. Over 200,000 pounds and so on and so forth”, he stated.
According to the fiery cleric who accused government of insincerity, “they delayed in paying the medical bill of late Ekwueme until the family paid the bill to the London clinic.
“When the London clinic was paid by government after the family had paid, the hospital said the family had paid and returned the money to the Central Bank.
Now, the money, which CBN should refund to Ekwueme’s family is now being held.
“This money has been signed out. Where is the medical bill refund released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which was returned by London clinic? That is the question, where is it? It should be refunded to the family and if this doesn’t happen, I am going to speak more and this is going to cause serious scandal for the federal government”, Chukwuma warned.
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By Daniel Chidubem
- Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma is alleging a fraud as no one is yet to say who is in possession of the fund.
- Nigeria decides shares with you details about Dr. Chukwuma's opinion on the issue of the federal government's claim of footing the hospital bills of the late former Vice President of Nigeria Dr Alex Ekwueme Posted by SunOnline News May 20, 2018
Dr Alex Ekwueme's family are yet to be paid back the 200,000 Pounds incurred as medical bill six months after the burial of the former Vice President, despite the Federal Government's claim of settling the bills.
Despite the Federal Government's claim of footing the bill of the hospital which treated Dr Ekwueme, it was gathered that the clinic sent back the money to the government coffers stating the ex-VP's family had already settled the bill before help came from Abuja.
The family has waited in vain for six months after the transaction to get the refund. This has raised concerns as no one can say precisely who has custody of the fund, which had already been signed off from government treasury.
One of those involved is the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Provence, Anglican Communion, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, who is a known counselor to the Ekwueme family. He is already alleging fraud.
The second republic Vice President died in a London hospital, on November 19, 2017 at the age 85 and was buried in his hometown, Oko, Anambra state on February 2, 2018.
According to Saturday Sun, Bishop Chukwuma in an exclusive interview said that the £200,000 released for the medical treatment of late Ekwueme is yet to get to the family even when such money had been signed off.
“A lot of things are wrong in this administration. This government is pretending to be fighting corruption but corruption is higher now than what it used to be.
Right now, the money meant for Ekwueme’s treatment is not yet released. The hospital has returned the money but government has refused to release it back to the family. Over 200,000 pounds and so on and so forth”, he stated.
According to the fiery cleric who accused government of insincerity, “they delayed in paying the medical bill of late Ekwueme until the family paid the bill to the London clinic.
“When the London clinic was paid by government after the family had paid, the hospital said the family had paid and returned the money to the Central Bank.
Now, the money, which CBN should refund to Ekwueme’s family is now being held.
“This money has been signed out. Where is the medical bill refund released by the Central Bank of Nigeria, which was returned by London clinic? That is the question, where is it? It should be refunded to the family and if this doesn’t happen, I am going to speak more and this is going to cause serious scandal for the federal government”, Chukwuma warned.
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