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From: Finance Minister Finance Minister <finance.minister@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:17:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MINISTER OF FINANCE NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
PMB 8 LAGOS NIGERIA
Attn:Mr.Amarjit Singh
I am (Mrs.) NENADI USMAN , the Minister Of Finance Federal Republic Of Nigeria. I have been directed by His Excellency the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, (General Olusegun Obasanjo, SFF, GCRF) to bring to your notice and urgent attention that there was a meeting held in the Presidency and we understand the huge amount of money you have spent, and all the disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your contract fund paid to you. Due to what we described as selective payment and incessant demand of excessive fees by some unscrupulous and corrupt Central Bank of Nigerian (C.B.N) officials in charge of foreign contract payment in the past.
However, upon assumption of office by this government, series of special meetings were held in Nigeria and Abroad with some leaders of the World Monetary Institution: e.g. World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (I.M.F), Paris and London Club of Creditors, European Economic Community (E.E.C) and Envoys of our Correspondence International Bank of Settlement Worldwide, affiliated to the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The purpose of this meeting is to:
1) Rebuild Nigerian Economy.
2) Pay all Foreign Debts.
In this regards a total of US$26 Billion Dollars have being approved from the Supplementary Budget Bill by the National Assembly last month to Start payment to all contractors whose payment have been hanging since 1999 - 2006.
The Federal Government have instructed and appointed ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION DR RICHARD OJO to see that all foreign contractors receives his/her contract payment in the next 48hrs as instructed. The accountant general has been empowered to pay all contract payment previously approved by the past Regimes/Administrators, which their payment was not effected.
This morning a Telex signal attached with Presidential Order stamped and signed by the president was sent to me, the minister of finance to contact you for the payment of your over-due contract fund and other contractors listed. You are strongly advised for your interest and your esteemed company to contact , DR RICHARD OJO the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL on his private mobile number 234-8034251935 ,Email: accountant.general1@yahoo.com immediately you receive this notice to obtian your payment date
Sir, on behalf of this Government, I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your contract payment.
Congratulation!
Your Sincerely,
(Mrs) NENADI USMAN
Honorable Minister of Finance
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Note this mail is confidential and contains privileged information. If u are not the intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute, disclose or use the information it contains.Plz e-mail the sender immediately and delete this message from your system..MINISTER OF FINANCE NIGERIA]
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